öŋelew
/ øŋelew /
Definition noun refusing to own one's young
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | öŋelew the refusing to own one's young | öŋelewle the refusing to own one's youngs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | öŋelewni the refusing to own one's young's | öŋelewleni the refusing to own one's youngs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | öŋelewni the refusing to own one's young (as the object) | öŋelewleni the refusing to own one's youngs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | öŋelewge to the refusing to own one's young | öŋelewlege to the refusing to own one's youngs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | öŋelewde at / in the refusing to own one's young | öŋelewlede at / in the refusing to own one's youngs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | öŋelewden from the refusing to own one's young | öŋelewleden from the refusing to own one's youngs | 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 | öŋelewim my refusing to own one's young | öŋelewlerim my refusing to own one's youngs |
| your | öŋelewiŋ your refusing to own one's young | öŋelewleriŋ your refusing to own one's youngs |
| his / her | öŋelewi his / her refusing to own one's young | öŋelewleri his / her refusing to own one's youngs |
| our | öŋelewibiz our refusing to own one's young | öŋelewleribiz our refusing to own one's youngs |
| you all's | öŋelewigiz you all's refusing to own one's young | öŋelewlerigiz you all's refusing to own one's youngs |
| their | öŋelewleri their refusing to own one's young | öŋelewleri their refusing to own one's youngs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: öŋelewleri can mean "his / her refusing to own one's youngs", "their refusing to own one's young", or "their refusing to own one's youngs" — context decides.