kömüw
/ kømyw /
Definition noun burying
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kömüw the burying | kömüwle the buryings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kömüwnü the burying's | kömüwleni the buryings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kömüwnü the burying (as the object) | kömüwleni the buryings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kömüwge to the burying | kömüwlege to the buryings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kömüwde at / in the burying | kömüwlede at / in the buryings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kömüwden from the burying | kömüwleden from the buryings | 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 | kömüwüm my burying | kömüwlerim my buryings |
| your | kömüwüŋ your burying | kömüwleriŋ your buryings |
| his / her | kömüwü his / her burying | kömüwleri his / her buryings |
| our | kömüwübüz our burying | kömüwleribiz our buryings |
| you all's | kömüwügüz you all's burying | kömüwlerigiz you all's buryings |
| their | kömüwleri their burying | kömüwleri their buryings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kömüwleri can mean "his / her buryings", "their burying", or "their buryings" — context decides.