keşene
/ keʃene /
Definition noun a stone tomb, a mausoleum, a crypt, a burial vault
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | keşene the stone tomb | keşenele the stone tombs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | keşeneni the stone tomb's | keşeneleni the stone tombs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | keşeneni the stone tomb (as the object) | keşeneleni the stone tombs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | keşenege to the stone tomb | keşenelege to the stone tombs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | keşenede at / in the stone tomb | keşenelede at / in the stone tombs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | keşeneden from the stone tomb | keşeneleden from the stone tombs | 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 | keşenem my stone tomb | keşenelerim my stone tombs |
| your | keşeneŋ your stone tomb | keşeneleriŋ your stone tombs |
| his / her | keşenesi his / her stone tomb | keşeneleri his / her stone tombs |
| our | keşenebiz our stone tomb | keşeneleribiz our stone tombs |
| you all's | keşenegiz you all's stone tomb | keşenelerigiz you all's stone tombs |
| their | keşeneleri their stone tomb | keşeneleri their stone tombs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: keşeneleri can mean "his / her stone tombs", "their stone tomb", or "their stone tombs" — context decides.