nemets
/ nemets /
Definitions noun German
Definitions noun a German
Definitions noun German- (attributive)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nemets the German | nemetsle the Germen | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | nemetsni the German's | nemetsleni the Germen's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | nemetsni the German (as the object) | nemetsleni the Germen (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | nemetsge to the German | nemetslege to the Germen | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | nemetsde at / in the German | nemetslede at / in the Germen | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | nemetsden from the German | nemetsleden from the Germen | 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 | nemetsim my German | nemetslerim my Germen |
| your | nemetsiŋ your German | nemetsleriŋ your Germen |
| his / her | nemetsi his / her German | nemetsleri his / her Germen |
| our | nemetsibiz our German | nemetsleribiz our Germen |
| you all's | nemetsigiz you all's German | nemetslerigiz you all's Germen |
| their | nemetsleri their German | nemetsleri their Germen |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: nemetsleri can mean "his / her Germen", "their German", or "their Germen" — context decides.