sotsialist
/ sotsialist /
Definitions noun socialist, member of a socialist party
Definitions noun socialist (attributive)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sotsialist the socialist | sotsialistle the socialists | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sotsialistni the socialist's | sotsialistleni the socialists' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sotsialistni the socialist (as the object) | sotsialistleni the socialists (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sotsialistge to the socialist | sotsialistlege to the socialists | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sotsialistde at / in the socialist | sotsialistlede at / in the socialists | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sotsialistden from the socialist | sotsialistleden from the socialists | 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 | sotsialistim my socialist | sotsialistlerim my socialists |
| your | sotsialistiŋ your socialist | sotsialistleriŋ your socialists |
| his / her | sotsialisti his / her socialist | sotsialistleri his / her socialists |
| our | sotsialistibiz our socialist | sotsialistleribiz our socialists |
| you all's | sotsialistigiz you all's socialist | sotsialistlerigiz you all's socialists |
| their | sotsialistleri their socialist | sotsialistleri their socialists |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sotsialistleri can mean "his / her socialists", "their socialist", or "their socialists" — context decides.