tawkellik
/ tawkellik /
Definitions noun resolve, determination, resoluteness, firmness of purpose
Definitions noun courage, daring, boldness, spirit
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tawkellik the resolve | tawkellikle the resolves | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tawkellikni the resolve's | tawkellikleni the resolves' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tawkellikni the resolve (as the object) | tawkellikleni the resolves (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tawkellikge to the resolve | tawkelliklege to the resolves | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tawkellikde at / in the resolve | tawkelliklede at / in the resolves | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tawkellikden from the resolve | tawkellikleden from the resolves | 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 | tawkelligim my resolve | tawkelliklerim my resolves |
| your | tawkelligiŋ your resolve | tawkellikleriŋ your resolves |
| his / her | tawkelligi his / her resolve | tawkellikleri his / her resolves |
| our | tawkelligibiz our resolve | tawkellikleribiz our resolves |
| you all's | tawkelligigiz you all's resolve | tawkelliklerigiz you all's resolves |
| their | tawkellikleri their resolve | tawkellikleri their resolves |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tawkellikleri can mean "his / her resolves", "their resolve", or "their resolves" — context decides.