terenlew
/ terenlew /
Definition noun deepening
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | terenlew the deepening | terenlewle the deepenings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | terenlewni the deepening's | terenlewleni the deepenings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | terenlewni the deepening (as the object) | terenlewleni the deepenings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | terenlewge to the deepening | terenlewlege to the deepenings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | terenlewde at / in the deepening | terenlewlede at / in the deepenings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | terenlewden from the deepening | terenlewleden 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 | terenlewim my deepening | terenlewlerim my deepenings |
| your | terenlewiŋ your deepening | terenlewleriŋ your deepenings |
| his / her | terenlewi his / her deepening | terenlewleri his / her deepenings |
| our | terenlewibiz our deepening | terenlewleribiz our deepenings |
| you all's | terenlewigiz you all's deepening | terenlewlerigiz you all's deepenings |
| their | terenlewleri their deepening | terenlewleri their deepenings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: terenlewleri can mean "his / her deepenings", "their deepening", or "their deepenings" — context decides.