köbeytiw
/ købejtiw /
Definition noun increasing
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | köbeytiw the increasing | köbeytiwle the increasings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | köbeytiwni the increasing's | köbeytiwleni the increasings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | köbeytiwni the increasing (as the object) | köbeytiwleni the increasings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | köbeytiwge to the increasing | köbeytiwlege to the increasings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | köbeytiwde at / in the increasing | köbeytiwlede at / in the increasings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | köbeytiwden from the increasing | köbeytiwleden 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 | köbeytiwim my increasing | köbeytiwlerim my increasings |
| your | köbeytiwiŋ your increasing | köbeytiwleriŋ your increasings |
| his / her | köbeytiwi his / her increasing | köbeytiwleri his / her increasings |
| our | köbeytiwibiz our increasing | köbeytiwleribiz our increasings |
| you all's | köbeytiwigiz you all's increasing | köbeytiwlerigiz you all's increasings |
| their | köbeytiwleri their increasing | köbeytiwleri their increasings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: köbeytiwleri can mean "his / her increasings", "their increasing", or "their increasings" — context decides.