kindik
/kindik/
Definitions
1. navel, and the umbilical cord that leaves it
- kindik baw — the umbilical cord
- kindik başı — the pit of the stomach
- kindigine deri — as far as the navel
2. the middle point of a place
- jerni kindigi — the navel of the earth
- elni kindigi — the middle of the village
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kindikthe navel | kindiklethe navels | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kindiknithe navel's | kindiklenithe navels' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kindiknithe navel (as the object) | kindiklenithe navels (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kindikgeto the navel | kindiklegeto the navels | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kindikdeat / in the navel | kindikledeat / in the navels | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kindikdenfrom the navel | kindikledenfrom the navels | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | kindigimmy navel | kindiklerimmy navels |
| your | kindigingyour navel | kindikleringyour navels |
| his / her | kindigihis / her navel | kindiklerihis / her navels |
| our | kindigibizour navel | kindikleribizour navels |
| you all's | kindigigizyou all's navel | kindiklerigizyou all's navels |
| their | kindikleritheir navel | kindikleritheir navels |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kindikleri can mean "his / her navels", "their navel", or "their navels" — context decides.