keŋeşiw
/ keŋeʃiw /
Definition noun consulting
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | keŋeşiw the consulting | keŋeşiwle the consultings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | keŋeşiwni the consulting's | keŋeşiwleni the consultings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | keŋeşiwni the consulting (as the object) | keŋeşiwleni the consultings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | keŋeşiwge to the consulting | keŋeşiwlege to the consultings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | keŋeşiwde at / in the consulting | keŋeşiwlede at / in the consultings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | keŋeşiwden from the consulting | keŋeşiwleden from the consultings | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | keŋeşiwim my consulting | keŋeşiwlerim my consultings |
| your | keŋeşiwiŋ your consulting | keŋeşiwleriŋ your consultings |
| his / her | keŋeşiwi his / her consulting | keŋeşiwleri his / her consultings |
| our | keŋeşiwibiz our consulting | keŋeşiwleribiz our consultings |
| you all's | keŋeşiwigiz you all's consulting | keŋeşiwlerigiz you all's consultings |
| their | keŋeşiwleri their consulting | keŋeşiwleri their consultings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: keŋeşiwleri can mean "his / her consultings", "their consulting", or "their consultings" — context decides.