mes
/mes/
Definition
a soft morocco-leather boot without a heel or a stiff back
- eski meslerin kiydi — she put on her old leather boots
- çille mesle — silk boots
- mesleni tigerge — to sew leather boots
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mesthe leather boot | meslethe leather boots | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mesnithe leather boot's | meslenithe leather boots' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mesnithe leather boot (as the object) | meslenithe leather boots (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mesgeto the leather boot | meslegeto the leather boots | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mesdeat / in the leather boot | mesledeat / in the leather boots | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mesdenfrom the leather boot | mesledenfrom the leather boots | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | mesimmy leather boot | meslerimmy leather boots |
| your | mesingyour leather boot | mesleringyour leather boots |
| his / her | mesihis / her leather boot | meslerihis / her leather boots |
| our | mesibizour leather boot | mesleribizour leather boots |
| you all's | mesigizyou all's leather boot | meslerigizyou all's leather boots |
| their | mesleritheir leather boot | mesleritheir leather boots |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mesleri can mean "his / her leather boots", "their leather boot", or "their leather boots" — context decides.