tepsew
/ tepsew /
Definitions noun dance, a dance
Definitions noun dance-, dancing (attributive)
Definitions noun dancing, performing a dance
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tepsew the dance | tepsewle the dances | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tepsewni the dance's | tepsewleni the dances' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tepsewni the dance (as the object) | tepsewleni the dances (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tepsewge to the dance | tepsewlege to the dances | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tepsewde at / in the dance | tepsewlede at / in the dances | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tepsewden from the dance | tepsewleden from the 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 | tepsewim my dance | tepsewlerim my dances |
| your | tepsewiŋ your dance | tepsewleriŋ your dances |
| his / her | tepsewi his / her dance | tepsewleri his / her dances |
| our | tepsewibiz our dance | tepsewleribiz our dances |
| you all's | tepsewigiz you all's dance | tepsewlerigiz you all's dances |
| their | tepsewleri their dance | tepsewleri their dances |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tepsewleri can mean "his / her dances", "their dance", or "their dances" — context decides.