nemets
/nemets/
Definitions
1. German, a German
- nemetsleden biri keldi — one of the Germans came
- nemetsle bla söleşdik — we spoke with the Germans
- nemets tişirıw — a German woman
2. German- (attributive)
- nemets til — the German language
- nemets kitab — a German book
- nemets jır — a German song
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nemetsthe German | nemetslethe Germen | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | nemetsnithe German's | nemetslenithe Germen's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | nemetsnithe German (as the object) | nemetslenithe Germen (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | nemetsgeto the German | nemetslegeto the Germen | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | nemetsdeat / in the German | nemetsledeat / in the Germen | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | nemetsdenfrom the German | nemetsledenfrom the Germen | 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 | nemetsimmy German | nemetslerimmy Germen |
| your | nemetsingyour German | nemetsleringyour Germen |
| his / her | nemetsihis / her German | nemetslerihis / her Germen |
| our | nemetsibizour German | nemetsleribizour Germen |
| you all's | nemetsigizyou all's German | nemetslerigizyou all's Germen |
| their | nemetsleritheir German | nemetsleritheir 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.