öpkeletiw
/ øpkeletiw /
Definition noun offending someone
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | öpkeletiw the offending someone | öpkeletiwle the offending someones | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | öpkeletiwni the offending someone's | öpkeletiwleni the offending someones' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | öpkeletiwni the offending someone (as the object) | öpkeletiwleni the offending someones (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | öpkeletiwge to the offending someone | öpkeletiwlege to the offending someones | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | öpkeletiwde at / in the offending someone | öpkeletiwlede at / in the offending someones | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | öpkeletiwden from the offending someone | öpkeletiwleden from the offending someones | 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 | öpkeletiwim my offending someone | öpkeletiwlerim my offending someones |
| your | öpkeletiwiŋ your offending someone | öpkeletiwleriŋ your offending someones |
| his / her | öpkeletiwi his / her offending someone | öpkeletiwleri his / her offending someones |
| our | öpkeletiwibiz our offending someone | öpkeletiwleribiz our offending someones |
| you all's | öpkeletiwigiz you all's offending someone | öpkeletiwlerigiz you all's offending someones |
| their | öpkeletiwleri their offending someone | öpkeletiwleri their offending someones |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: öpkeletiwleri can mean "his / her offending someones", "their offending someone", or "their offending someones" — context decides.