sediretiw
/sediretiw/
Definitions
1. unwinding, unravelling, unpicking
- urçuqnu sediretiw — the unwinding of the spindle
- kölekni arqasın sediretiw — the unpicking of the back of the shirt
- çalını sediretiw — the taking apart of the fence
2. reduction in number, thinning out
- malnı sediretiw — the reduction of the livestock
- askerni sediretiw — the thinning out of the army
- tizginleni sediretiw — the thinning of the ranks
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sediretiwthe unwinding | sediretiwlethe unwindings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sediretiwnithe unwinding's | sediretiwlenithe unwindings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sediretiwnithe unwinding (as the object) | sediretiwlenithe unwindings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sediretiwgeto the unwinding | sediretiwlegeto the unwindings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sediretiwdeat / in the unwinding | sediretiwledeat / in the unwindings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sediretiwdenfrom the unwinding | sediretiwledenfrom the unwindings | 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 | sediretiwimmy unwinding | sediretiwlerimmy unwindings |
| your | sediretiwingyour unwinding | sediretiwleringyour unwindings |
| his / her | sediretiwihis / her unwinding | sediretiwlerihis / her unwindings |
| our | sediretiwibizour unwinding | sediretiwleribizour unwindings |
| you all's | sediretiwigizyou all's unwinding | sediretiwlerigizyou all's unwindings |
| their | sediretiwleritheir unwinding | sediretiwleritheir unwindings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sediretiwleri can mean "his / her unwindings", "their unwinding", or "their unwindings" — context decides.