terenletiw
/ terenletiw /
Definition noun deepening
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | terenletiw the deepening | terenletiwle the deepenings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | terenletiwni the deepening's | terenletiwleni the deepenings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | terenletiwni the deepening (as the object) | terenletiwleni the deepenings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | terenletiwge to the deepening | terenletiwlege to the deepenings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | terenletiwde at / in the deepening | terenletiwlede at / in the deepenings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | terenletiwden from the deepening | terenletiwleden from the deepenings | 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 | terenletiwim my deepening | terenletiwlerim my deepenings |
| your | terenletiwiŋ your deepening | terenletiwleriŋ your deepenings |
| his / her | terenletiwi his / her deepening | terenletiwleri his / her deepenings |
| our | terenletiwibiz our deepening | terenletiwleribiz our deepenings |
| you all's | terenletiwigiz you all's deepening | terenletiwlerigiz you all's deepenings |
| their | terenletiwleri their deepening | terenletiwleri their deepenings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: terenletiwleri can mean "his / her deepenings", "their deepening", or "their deepenings" — context decides.