tekelew
/ tekelew /
Definition noun pilfering
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tekelew the pilfering | tekelewle the pilferings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tekelewni the pilfering's | tekelewleni the pilferings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tekelewni the pilfering (as the object) | tekelewleni the pilferings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tekelewge to the pilfering | tekelewlege to the pilferings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tekelewde at / in the pilfering | tekelewlede at / in the pilferings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tekelewden from the pilfering | tekelewleden from the pilferings | 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 | tekelewim my pilfering | tekelewlerim my pilferings |
| your | tekelewiŋ your pilfering | tekelewleriŋ your pilferings |
| his / her | tekelewi his / her pilfering | tekelewleri his / her pilferings |
| our | tekelewibiz our pilfering | tekelewleribiz our pilferings |
| you all's | tekelewigiz you all's pilfering | tekelewlerigiz you all's pilferings |
| their | tekelewleri their pilfering | tekelewleri their pilferings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tekelewleri can mean "his / her pilferings", "their pilfering", or "their pilferings" — context decides.