kiçitiw
/ kitʃitiw /
Definition noun making itch
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kiçitiw the making itch | kiçitiwle the making itches | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kiçitiwni the making itch's | kiçitiwleni the making itches' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kiçitiwni the making itch (as the object) | kiçitiwleni the making itches (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kiçitiwge to the making itch | kiçitiwlege to the making itches | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kiçitiwde at / in the making itch | kiçitiwlede at / in the making itches | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kiçitiwden from the making itch | kiçitiwleden from the making itches | 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 | kiçitiwim my making itch | kiçitiwlerim my making itches |
| your | kiçitiwiŋ your making itch | kiçitiwleriŋ your making itches |
| his / her | kiçitiwi his / her making itch | kiçitiwleri his / her making itches |
| our | kiçitiwibiz our making itch | kiçitiwleribiz our making itches |
| you all's | kiçitiwigiz you all's making itch | kiçitiwlerigiz you all's making itches |
| their | kiçitiwleri their making itch | kiçitiwleri their making itches |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kiçitiwleri can mean "his / her making itches", "their making itch", or "their making itches" — context decides.