sabiy
/ sabij /
Definition noun a child
Found in Family
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sabiy the child | sabiyle the children | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sabiyni the child's | sabiyleni the children's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sabiyni the child (as the object) | sabiyleni the children (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sabiyge to the child | sabiylege to the children | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sabiyde at / in the child | sabiylede at / in the children | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sabiyden from the child | sabiyleden from the children | 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 | sabiyim my child | sabiylerim my children |
| your | sabiying your child | sabiylering your children |
| his / her | sabiyi his / her child | sabiyleri his / her children |
| our | sabiyibiz our child | sabiyleribiz our children |
| you all's | sabiyigiz you all's child | sabiylerigiz you all's children |
| their | sabiyleri their child | sabiyleri their children |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sabiyleri can mean "his / her children", "their child", or "their children" — context decides.