küwşeniw
/ kywʃeniw /
Definition noun chewing the cud
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | küwşeniw the chewing the cud | küwşeniwle the chewing the cuds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | küwşeniwni the chewing the cud's | küwşeniwleni the chewing the cuds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | küwşeniwni the chewing the cud (as the object) | küwşeniwleni the chewing the cuds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | küwşeniwge to the chewing the cud | küwşeniwlege to the chewing the cuds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | küwşeniwde at / in the chewing the cud | küwşeniwlede at / in the chewing the cuds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | küwşeniwden from the chewing the cud | küwşeniwleden from the chewing the cuds | 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 | küwşeniwim my chewing the cud | küwşeniwlerim my chewing the cuds |
| your | küwşeniwiŋ your chewing the cud | küwşeniwleriŋ your chewing the cuds |
| his / her | küwşeniwi his / her chewing the cud | küwşeniwleri his / her chewing the cuds |
| our | küwşeniwibiz our chewing the cud | küwşeniwleribiz our chewing the cuds |
| you all's | küwşeniwigiz you all's chewing the cud | küwşeniwlerigiz you all's chewing the cuds |
| their | küwşeniwleri their chewing the cud | küwşeniwleri their chewing the cuds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: küwşeniwleri can mean "his / her chewing the cuds", "their chewing the cud", or "their chewing the cuds" — context decides.