kirpi
/ kirpi /
Definition noun hedgehog
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kirpi the hedgehog | kirpile the hedgehogs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kirpini the hedgehog's | kirpileni the hedgehogs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kirpini the hedgehog (as the object) | kirpileni the hedgehogs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kirpige to the hedgehog | kirpilege to the hedgehogs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kirpide at / in the hedgehog | kirpilede at / in the hedgehogs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kirpiden from the hedgehog | kirpileden from the hedgehogs | 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 | kirpim my hedgehog | kirpilerim my hedgehogs |
| your | kirpiŋ your hedgehog | kirpileriŋ your hedgehogs |
| his / her | kirpisi his / her hedgehog | kirpileri his / her hedgehogs |
| our | kirpibiz our hedgehog | kirpileribiz our hedgehogs |
| you all's | kirpigiz you all's hedgehog | kirpilerigiz you all's hedgehogs |
| their | kirpileri their hedgehog | kirpileri their hedgehogs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kirpileri can mean "his / her hedgehogs", "their hedgehog", or "their hedgehogs" — context decides.