tegene
/ teɡene /
Definition noun trough, wooden trough, hollowed-out log used as a trough or kneading bowl
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tegene the trough | tegenele the troughs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tegeneni the trough's | tegeneleni the troughs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tegeneni the trough (as the object) | tegeneleni the troughs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tegenege to the trough | tegenelege to the troughs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tegenede at / in the trough | tegenelede at / in the troughs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tegeneden from the trough | tegeneleden from the troughs | 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 | tegenem my trough | tegenelerim my troughs |
| your | tegeneŋ your trough | tegeneleriŋ your troughs |
| his / her | tegenesi his / her trough | tegeneleri his / her troughs |
| our | tegenebiz our trough | tegeneleribiz our troughs |
| you all's | tegenegiz you all's trough | tegenelerigiz you all's troughs |
| their | tegeneleri their trough | tegeneleri their troughs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tegeneleri can mean "his / her troughs", "their trough", or "their troughs" — context decides.