sowet
/ sowet /
Definitions noun council, board (academic, technical)
Definitions noun Soviet (the organ of state)
Definitions noun Soviet (attributive)
Definitions noun council of ministers
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sowet the council | sowetle the councils | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sowetni the council's | sowetleni the councils' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sowetni the council (as the object) | sowetleni the councils (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sowetge to the council | sowetlege to the councils | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sowetde at / in the council | sowetlede at / in the councils | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sowetden from the council | sowetleden from the councils | 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 | sowetim my council | sowetlerim my councils |
| your | sowetiŋ your council | sowetleriŋ your councils |
| his / her | soweti his / her council | sowetleri his / her councils |
| our | sowetibiz our council | sowetleribiz our councils |
| you all's | sowetigiz you all's council | sowetlerigiz you all's councils |
| their | sowetleri their council | sowetleri their councils |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sowetleri can mean "his / her councils", "their council", or "their councils" — context decides.