tepsetiw
/ tepsetiw /
Definition noun making someone dance
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tepsetiw the making someone dance | tepsetiwle the making someone dances | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tepsetiwni the making someone dance's | tepsetiwleni the making someone dances' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tepsetiwni the making someone dance (as the object) | tepsetiwleni the making someone dances (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tepsetiwge to the making someone dance | tepsetiwlege to the making someone dances | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tepsetiwde at / in the making someone dance | tepsetiwlede at / in the making someone dances | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tepsetiwden from the making someone dance | tepsetiwleden from the making someone dances | 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 | tepsetiwim my making someone dance | tepsetiwlerim my making someone dances |
| your | tepsetiwiŋ your making someone dance | tepsetiwleriŋ your making someone dances |
| his / her | tepsetiwi his / her making someone dance | tepsetiwleri his / her making someone dances |
| our | tepsetiwibiz our making someone dance | tepsetiwleribiz our making someone dances |
| you all's | tepsetiwigiz you all's making someone dance | tepsetiwlerigiz you all's making someone dances |
| their | tepsetiwleri their making someone dance | tepsetiwleri their making someone dances |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tepsetiwleri can mean "his / her making someone dances", "their making someone dance", or "their making someone dances" — context decides.