kiyim
/ kijim /
Definitions noun clothes, clothing, dress, garment, outfit
Definitions noun clothing- (attributive)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kiyim the clothes | kiyimle the clothes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kiyimni the clothes' | kiyimleni the clothes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kiyimni the clothes (as the object) | kiyimleni the clothes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kiyimge to the clothes | kiyimlege to the clothes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kiyimde at / in the clothes | kiyimlede at / in the clothes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kiyimden from the clothes | kiyimleden from the clothes | 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 | kiyimim my clothes | kiyimlerim my clothes |
| your | kiyimiŋ your clothes | kiyimleriŋ your clothes |
| his / her | kiyimi his / her clothes | kiyimleri his / her clothes |
| our | kiyimibiz our clothes | kiyimleribiz our clothes |
| you all's | kiyimigiz you all's clothes | kiyimlerigiz you all's clothes |
| their | kiyimleri their clothes | kiyimleri their clothes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kiyimleri can mean "his / her clothes", "their clothes", or "their clothes" — context decides.