tentirew
/ tentirew /
Definition noun staggering
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tentirew the staggering | tentirewle the staggerings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tentirewni the staggering's | tentirewleni the staggerings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tentirewni the staggering (as the object) | tentirewleni the staggerings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tentirewge to the staggering | tentirewlege to the staggerings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tentirewde at / in the staggering | tentirewlede at / in the staggerings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tentirewden from the staggering | tentirewleden from the staggerings | 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 | tentirewim my staggering | tentirewlerim my staggerings |
| your | tentirewiŋ your staggering | tentirewleriŋ your staggerings |
| his / her | tentirewi his / her staggering | tentirewleri his / her staggerings |
| our | tentirewibiz our staggering | tentirewleribiz our staggerings |
| you all's | tentirewigiz you all's staggering | tentirewlerigiz you all's staggerings |
| their | tentirewleri their staggering | tentirewleri their staggerings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tentirewleri can mean "his / her staggerings", "their staggering", or "their staggerings" — context decides.