kiçiw
/ kitʃiw /
Definitions noun itching
Definitions noun scabies
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kiçiw the itching | kiçiwle the itchings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kiçiwni the itching's | kiçiwleni the itchings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kiçiwni the itching (as the object) | kiçiwleni the itchings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kiçiwge to the itching | kiçiwlege to the itchings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kiçiwde at / in the itching | kiçiwlede at / in the itchings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kiçiwden from the itching | kiçiwleden from the itchings | 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 | kiçiwim my itching | kiçiwlerim my itchings |
| your | kiçiwiŋ your itching | kiçiwleriŋ your itchings |
| his / her | kiçiwi his / her itching | kiçiwleri his / her itchings |
| our | kiçiwibiz our itching | kiçiwleribiz our itchings |
| you all's | kiçiwigiz you all's itching | kiçiwlerigiz you all's itchings |
| their | kiçiwleri their itching | kiçiwleri their itchings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kiçiwleri can mean "his / her itchings", "their itching", or "their itchings" — context decides.