tersleniw
/ tersleniw /
Definition noun being accused
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tersleniw the being accused | tersleniwle the being accuseds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tersleniwni the being accused's | tersleniwleni the being accuseds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tersleniwni the being accused (as the object) | tersleniwleni the being accuseds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tersleniwge to the being accused | tersleniwlege to the being accuseds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tersleniwde at / in the being accused | tersleniwlede at / in the being accuseds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tersleniwden from the being accused | tersleniwleden from the being accuseds | 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 | tersleniwim my being accused | tersleniwlerim my being accuseds |
| your | tersleniwiŋ your being accused | tersleniwleriŋ your being accuseds |
| his / her | tersleniwi his / her being accused | tersleniwleri his / her being accuseds |
| our | tersleniwibiz our being accused | tersleniwleribiz our being accuseds |
| you all's | tersleniwigiz you all's being accused | tersleniwlerigiz you all's being accuseds |
| their | tersleniwleri their being accused | tersleniwleri their being accuseds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tersleniwleri can mean "his / her being accuseds", "their being accused", or "their being accuseds" — context decides.