prinç
/printʃ/
Definition
rice
- prinç basta — rice porridge
- prinçni bişirirge — to cook the rice
- prinçden basta eterge — to make porridge from rice
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | prinçthe rice | prinçlethe rices | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | prinçnithe rice's | prinçlenithe rices' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | prinçnithe rice (as the object) | prinçlenithe rices (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | prinçgeto the rice | prinçlegeto the rices | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | prinçdeat / in the rice | prinçledeat / in the rices | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | prinçdenfrom the rice | prinçledenfrom the rices | 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 | prinçimmy rice | prinçlerimmy rices |
| your | prinçingyour rice | prinçleringyour rices |
| his / her | prinçihis / her rice | prinçlerihis / her rices |
| our | prinçibizour rice | prinçleribizour rices |
| you all's | prinçigizyou all's rice | prinçlerigizyou all's rices |
| their | prinçleritheir rice | prinçleritheir rices |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: prinçleri can mean "his / her rices", "their rice", or "their rices" — context decides.