siŋiriw
/ siŋiriw /
Definition noun digesting
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | siŋiriw the digesting | siŋiriwle the digestings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | siŋiriwni the digesting's | siŋiriwleni the digestings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | siŋiriwni the digesting (as the object) | siŋiriwleni the digestings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | siŋiriwge to the digesting | siŋiriwlege to the digestings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | siŋiriwde at / in the digesting | siŋiriwlede at / in the digestings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | siŋiriwden from the digesting | siŋiriwleden from the digestings | 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 | siŋiriwim my digesting | siŋiriwlerim my digestings |
| your | siŋiriwiŋ your digesting | siŋiriwleriŋ your digestings |
| his / her | siŋiriwi his / her digesting | siŋiriwleri his / her digestings |
| our | siŋiriwibiz our digesting | siŋiriwleribiz our digestings |
| you all's | siŋiriwigiz you all's digesting | siŋiriwlerigiz you all's digestings |
| their | siŋiriwleri their digesting | siŋiriwleri their digestings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: siŋiriwleri can mean "his / her digestings", "their digesting", or "their digestings" — context decides.