ter
/ ter /
Definitions noun sweat, perspiration
Definitions noun sweaty, sweat- (attributive)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ter the sweat | terle the sweats | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | terni the sweat's | terleni the sweats' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | terni the sweat (as the object) | terleni the sweats (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | terge to the sweat | terlege to the sweats | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | terde at / in the sweat | terlede at / in the sweats | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | terden from the sweat | terleden from the sweats | 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 | terim my sweat | terlerim my sweats |
| your | teriŋ your sweat | terleriŋ your sweats |
| his / her | teri his / her sweat | terleri his / her sweats |
| our | teribiz our sweat | terleribiz our sweats |
| you all's | terigiz you all's sweat | terlerigiz you all's sweats |
| their | terleri their sweat | terleri their sweats |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: terleri can mean "his / her sweats", "their sweat", or "their sweats" — context decides.