kit
/kit/
Definition
a whale
- kit jaw — whale oil
- kit tutuwçu keme — a whaling ship
- kitni mıyıqları — the baleen of a whale
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kitthe whale | kitlethe whales | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kitnithe whale's | kitlenithe whales' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kitnithe whale (as the object) | kitlenithe whales (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kitgeto the whale | kitlegeto the whales | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kitdeat / in the whale | kitledeat / in the whales | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kitdenfrom the whale | kitledenfrom the whales | 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 | kitimmy whale | kitlerimmy whales |
| your | kitingyour whale | kitleringyour whales |
| his / her | kitihis / her whale | kitlerihis / her whales |
| our | kitibizour whale | kitleribizour whales |
| you all's | kitigizyou all's whale | kitlerigizyou all's whales |
| their | kitleritheir whale | kitleritheir whales |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kitleri can mean "his / her whales", "their whale", or "their whales" — context decides.