keziw
/ keziw /
Definitions noun turn, one's turn, order, succession
Definitions noun time, period, season, era, spell
Definitions noun maturity, ripe age
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | keziw the turn | keziwle the turns | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | keziwni the turn's | keziwleni the turns' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | keziwni the turn (as the object) | keziwleni the turns (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | keziwge to the turn | keziwlege to the turns | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | keziwde at / in the turn | keziwlede at / in the turns | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | keziwden from the turn | keziwleden from the turns | 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 | keziwim my turn | keziwlerim my turns |
| your | keziwiŋ your turn | keziwleriŋ your turns |
| his / her | keziwi his / her turn | keziwleri his / her turns |
| our | keziwibiz our turn | keziwleribiz our turns |
| you all's | keziwigiz you all's turn | keziwlerigiz you all's turns |
| their | keziwleri their turn | keziwleri their turns |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: keziwleri can mean "his / her turns", "their turn", or "their turns" — context decides.