sürmelew
/ syrmelew /
Definition noun planing
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sürmelew the planing | sürmelewle the planings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sürmelewni the planing's | sürmelewleni the planings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sürmelewni the planing (as the object) | sürmelewleni the planings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sürmelewge to the planing | sürmelewlege to the planings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sürmelewde at / in the planing | sürmelewlede at / in the planings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sürmelewden from the planing | sürmelewleden from the planings | 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 | sürmelewim my planing | sürmelewlerim my planings |
| your | sürmelewiŋ your planing | sürmelewleriŋ your planings |
| his / her | sürmelewi his / her planing | sürmelewleri his / her planings |
| our | sürmelewibiz our planing | sürmelewleribiz our planings |
| you all's | sürmelewigiz you all's planing | sürmelewlerigiz you all's planings |
| their | sürmelewleri their planing | sürmelewleri their planings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sürmelewleri can mean "his / her planings", "their planing", or "their planings" — context decides.