pategen
/pateɡen/
Definition
kerosene, paraffin oil
- pategen lampa — a kerosene lamp
- pategen qalay — a kerosene can
- pategenni iyisi — the smell of kerosene
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pategenthe kerosene | pategenlethe kerosenes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | pategennithe kerosene's | pategenlenithe kerosenes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | pategennithe kerosene (as the object) | pategenlenithe kerosenes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | pategengeto the kerosene | pategenlegeto the kerosenes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | pategendeat / in the kerosene | pategenledeat / in the kerosenes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | pategendenfrom the kerosene | pategenledenfrom the kerosenes | 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 | pategenimmy kerosene | pategenlerimmy kerosenes |
| your | pategeningyour kerosene | pategenleringyour kerosenes |
| his / her | pategenihis / her kerosene | pategenlerihis / her kerosenes |
| our | pategenibizour kerosene | pategenleribizour kerosenes |
| you all's | pategenigizyou all's kerosene | pategenlerigizyou all's kerosenes |
| their | pategenleritheir kerosene | pategenleritheir kerosenes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: pategenleri can mean "his / her kerosenes", "their kerosene", or "their kerosenes" — context decides.