pil
/pil/
Definition
elephant
- pil süek — ivory
- pil bala — an elephant calf
- qumurshala jıyılsala, pilni da jığarla — if the ants gather, they will bring down even the elephant
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pilthe elephant | pillethe elephants | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | pilnithe elephant's | pillenithe elephants' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | pilnithe elephant (as the object) | pillenithe elephants (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | pilgeto the elephant | pillegeto the elephants | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | pildeat / in the elephant | pilledeat / in the elephants | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | pildenfrom the elephant | pilledenfrom the elephants | 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 | pilimmy elephant | pillerimmy elephants |
| your | pilingyour elephant | pilleringyour elephants |
| his / her | pilihis / her elephant | pillerihis / her elephants |
| our | pilibizour elephant | pilleribizour elephants |
| you all's | piligizyou all's elephant | pillerigizyou all's elephants |
| their | pilleritheir elephant | pilleritheir elephants |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: pilleri can mean "his / her elephants", "their elephant", or "their elephants" — context decides.