silkiniw
/ silkiniw /
Definition noun shaking oneself
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | silkiniw the shaking oneself | silkiniwle the shaking oneselves | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | silkiniwni the shaking oneself's | silkiniwleni the shaking oneselves' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | silkiniwni the shaking oneself (as the object) | silkiniwleni the shaking oneselves (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | silkiniwge to the shaking oneself | silkiniwlege to the shaking oneselves | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | silkiniwde at / in the shaking oneself | silkiniwlede at / in the shaking oneselves | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | silkiniwden from the shaking oneself | silkiniwleden from the shaking oneselves | 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 | silkiniwim my shaking oneself | silkiniwlerim my shaking oneselves |
| your | silkiniwiŋ your shaking oneself | silkiniwleriŋ your shaking oneselves |
| his / her | silkiniwi his / her shaking oneself | silkiniwleri his / her shaking oneselves |
| our | silkiniwibiz our shaking oneself | silkiniwleribiz our shaking oneselves |
| you all's | silkiniwigiz you all's shaking oneself | silkiniwlerigiz you all's shaking oneselves |
| their | silkiniwleri their shaking oneself | silkiniwleri their shaking oneselves |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: silkiniwleri can mean "his / her shaking oneselves", "their shaking oneself", or "their shaking oneselves" — context decides.