kere
/ kere /
Definition noun time, occurrence, instance
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kere the time | kerele the times | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kereni the time's | kereleni the times' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kereni the time (as the object) | kereleni the times (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kerege to the time | kerelege to the times | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kerede at / in the time | kerelede at / in the times | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kereden from the time | kereleden from the times | 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 | kerem my time | kerelerim my times |
| your | kereng your time | kerelering your times |
| his / her | keresi his / her time | kereleri his / her times |
| our | kerebiz our time | kereleribiz our times |
| you all's | keregiz you all's time | kerelerigiz you all's times |
| their | kereleri their time | kereleri their times |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kereleri can mean "his / her times", "their time", or "their times" — context decides.