köllendiriw
/ køllendiriw /
Definition noun inspiring
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | köllendiriw the inspiring | köllendiriwle the inspirings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | köllendiriwni the inspiring's | köllendiriwleni the inspirings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | köllendiriwni the inspiring (as the object) | köllendiriwleni the inspirings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | köllendiriwge to the inspiring | köllendiriwlege to the inspirings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | köllendiriwde at / in the inspiring | köllendiriwlede at / in the inspirings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | köllendiriwden from the inspiring | köllendiriwleden from the inspirings | 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 | köllendiriwim my inspiring | köllendiriwlerim my inspirings |
| your | köllendiriwiŋ your inspiring | köllendiriwleriŋ your inspirings |
| his / her | köllendiriwi his / her inspiring | köllendiriwleri his / her inspirings |
| our | köllendiriwibiz our inspiring | köllendiriwleribiz our inspirings |
| you all's | köllendiriwigiz you all's inspiring | köllendiriwlerigiz you all's inspirings |
| their | köllendiriwleri their inspiring | köllendiriwleri their inspirings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: köllendiriwleri can mean "his / her inspirings", "their inspiring", or "their inspirings" — context decides.