tebdiriw
/ tebdiriw /
Definition noun moving
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tebdiriw the moving | tebdiriwle the movings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tebdiriwni the moving's | tebdiriwleni the movings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tebdiriwni the moving (as the object) | tebdiriwleni the movings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tebdiriwge to the moving | tebdiriwlege to the movings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tebdiriwde at / in the moving | tebdiriwlede at / in the movings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tebdiriwden from the moving | tebdiriwleden from the movings | 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 | tebdiriwim my moving | tebdiriwlerim my movings |
| your | tebdiriwiŋ your moving | tebdiriwleriŋ your movings |
| his / her | tebdiriwi his / her moving | tebdiriwleri his / her movings |
| our | tebdiriwibiz our moving | tebdiriwleribiz our movings |
| you all's | tebdiriwigiz you all's moving | tebdiriwlerigiz you all's movings |
| their | tebdiriwleri their moving | tebdiriwleri their movings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tebdiriwleri can mean "his / her movings", "their moving", or "their movings" — context decides.