kül
/ kyl /
Definitions noun ashes, ash, cinders
Definitions noun ashen, ash-grey
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kül the ashes | külle the asheses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | külnü the ashes' | külleni the asheses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | külnü the ashes (as the object) | külleni the asheses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | külge to the ashes | küllege to the asheses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | külde at / in the ashes | küllede at / in the asheses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | külden from the ashes | külleden from the asheses | 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 | külüm my ashes | küllerim my asheses |
| your | külüŋ your ashes | külleriŋ your asheses |
| his / her | külü his / her ashes | külleri his / her asheses |
| our | külübüz our ashes | külleribiz our asheses |
| you all's | külügüz you all's ashes | küllerigiz you all's asheses |
| their | külleri their ashes | külleri their asheses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: külleri can mean "his / her asheses", "their ashes", or "their asheses" — context decides.