sezdiriw
/sezdiriw/
Definition
hinting, letting something be felt or understood
- bolumnu sezdiriw — getting the state of things across
- işni halın sezdiriw — letting the state of the affair be felt
- sezdiriw küçü çeksiz — the power to hint is limitless
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sezdiriwthe hinting | sezdiriwlethe hintings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sezdiriwnithe hinting's | sezdiriwlenithe hintings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sezdiriwnithe hinting (as the object) | sezdiriwlenithe hintings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sezdiriwgeto the hinting | sezdiriwlegeto the hintings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sezdiriwdeat / in the hinting | sezdiriwledeat / in the hintings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sezdiriwdenfrom the hinting | sezdiriwledenfrom the hintings | 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 | sezdiriwimmy hinting | sezdiriwlerimmy hintings |
| your | sezdiriwingyour hinting | sezdiriwleringyour hintings |
| his / her | sezdiriwihis / her hinting | sezdiriwlerihis / her hintings |
| our | sezdiriwibizour hinting | sezdiriwleribizour hintings |
| you all's | sezdiriwigizyou all's hinting | sezdiriwlerigizyou all's hintings |
| their | sezdiriwleritheir hinting | sezdiriwleritheir hintings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sezdiriwleri can mean "his / her hintings", "their hinting", or "their hintings" — context decides.