sürkeliw
/ syrkeliw /
Definition noun crawling
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sürkeliw the crawling | sürkeliwle the crawlings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sürkeliwni the crawling's | sürkeliwleni the crawlings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sürkeliwni the crawling (as the object) | sürkeliwleni the crawlings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sürkeliwge to the crawling | sürkeliwlege to the crawlings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sürkeliwde at / in the crawling | sürkeliwlede at / in the crawlings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sürkeliwden from the crawling | sürkeliwleden from the crawlings | 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 | sürkeliwim my crawling | sürkeliwlerim my crawlings |
| your | sürkeliwiŋ your crawling | sürkeliwleriŋ your crawlings |
| his / her | sürkeliwi his / her crawling | sürkeliwleri his / her crawlings |
| our | sürkeliwibiz our crawling | sürkeliwleribiz our crawlings |
| you all's | sürkeliwigiz you all's crawling | sürkeliwlerigiz you all's crawlings |
| their | sürkeliwleri their crawling | sürkeliwleri their crawlings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sürkeliwleri can mean "his / her crawlings", "their crawling", or "their crawlings" — context decides.