termiltiw
/ termiltiw /
Definition noun making someone yearn
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | termiltiw the making someone yearn | termiltiwle the making someone yearns | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | termiltiwni the making someone yearn's | termiltiwleni the making someone yearns' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | termiltiwni the making someone yearn (as the object) | termiltiwleni the making someone yearns (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | termiltiwge to the making someone yearn | termiltiwlege to the making someone yearns | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | termiltiwde at / in the making someone yearn | termiltiwlede at / in the making someone yearns | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | termiltiwden from the making someone yearn | termiltiwleden from the making someone yearns | 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 | termiltiwim my making someone yearn | termiltiwlerim my making someone yearns |
| your | termiltiwiŋ your making someone yearn | termiltiwleriŋ your making someone yearns |
| his / her | termiltiwi his / her making someone yearn | termiltiwleri his / her making someone yearns |
| our | termiltiwibiz our making someone yearn | termiltiwleribiz our making someone yearns |
| you all's | termiltiwigiz you all's making someone yearn | termiltiwlerigiz you all's making someone yearns |
| their | termiltiwleri their making someone yearn | termiltiwleri their making someone yearns |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: termiltiwleri can mean "his / her making someone yearns", "their making someone yearn", or "their making someone yearns" — context decides.