teŋleşdiriw
/ teŋleʃdiriw /
Definition noun comparison, comparing
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | teŋleşdiriw the comparison | teŋleşdiriwle the comparisons | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | teŋleşdiriwni the comparison's | teŋleşdiriwleni the comparisons' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | teŋleşdiriwni the comparison (as the object) | teŋleşdiriwleni the comparisons (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | teŋleşdiriwge to the comparison | teŋleşdiriwlege to the comparisons | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | teŋleşdiriwde at / in the comparison | teŋleşdiriwlede at / in the comparisons | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | teŋleşdiriwden from the comparison | teŋleşdiriwleden from the comparisons | 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 | teŋleşdiriwim my comparison | teŋleşdiriwlerim my comparisons |
| your | teŋleşdiriwiŋ your comparison | teŋleşdiriwleriŋ your comparisons |
| his / her | teŋleşdiriwi his / her comparison | teŋleşdiriwleri his / her comparisons |
| our | teŋleşdiriwibiz our comparison | teŋleşdiriwleribiz our comparisons |
| you all's | teŋleşdiriwigiz you all's comparison | teŋleşdiriwlerigiz you all's comparisons |
| their | teŋleşdiriwleri their comparison | teŋleşdiriwleri their comparisons |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: teŋleşdiriwleri can mean "his / her comparisons", "their comparison", or "their comparisons" — context decides.