köbeyiw
/ købejiw /
Definition noun increasing
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | köbeyiw the increasing | köbeyiwle the increasings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | köbeyiwni the increasing's | köbeyiwleni the increasings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | köbeyiwni the increasing (as the object) | köbeyiwleni the increasings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | köbeyiwge to the increasing | köbeyiwlege to the increasings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | köbeyiwde at / in the increasing | köbeyiwlede at / in the increasings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | köbeyiwden from the increasing | köbeyiwleden from the increasings | 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 | köbeyiwim my increasing | köbeyiwlerim my increasings |
| your | köbeyiwiŋ your increasing | köbeyiwleriŋ your increasings |
| his / her | köbeyiwi his / her increasing | köbeyiwleri his / her increasings |
| our | köbeyiwibiz our increasing | köbeyiwleribiz our increasings |
| you all's | köbeyiwigiz you all's increasing | köbeyiwlerigiz you all's increasings |
| their | köbeyiwleri their increasing | köbeyiwleri their increasings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: köbeyiwleri can mean "his / her increasings", "their increasing", or "their increasings" — context decides.