ökünüw
/ økynyw /
Definition noun regretting
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ökünüw the regretting | ökünüwle the regrettings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ökünüwnü the regretting's | ökünüwleni the regrettings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ökünüwnü the regretting (as the object) | ökünüwleni the regrettings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ökünüwge to the regretting | ökünüwlege to the regrettings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ökünüwde at / in the regretting | ökünüwlede at / in the regrettings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ökünüwden from the regretting | ökünüwleden from the regrettings | 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 | ökünüwüm my regretting | ökünüwlerim my regrettings |
| your | ökünüwüŋ your regretting | ökünüwleriŋ your regrettings |
| his / her | ökünüwü his / her regretting | ökünüwleri his / her regrettings |
| our | ökünüwübüz our regretting | ökünüwleribiz our regrettings |
| you all's | ökünüwügüz you all's regretting | ökünüwlerigiz you all's regrettings |
| their | ökünüwleri their regretting | ökünüwleri their regrettings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ökünüwleri can mean "his / her regrettings", "their regretting", or "their regrettings" — context decides.