terslik
/ terslik /
Definitions noun mistake, error, inaccuracy, wrongness
Definitions noun fault, guilt, culpability
Definitions noun offence, misdeed
Definitions noun injustice, wrong done to someone
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | terslik the mistake | terslikle the mistakes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | terslikni the mistake's | terslikleni the mistakes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | terslikni the mistake (as the object) | terslikleni the mistakes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | terslikge to the mistake | tersliklege to the mistakes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | terslikde at / in the mistake | tersliklede at / in the mistakes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | terslikden from the mistake | terslikleden from the mistakes | 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 | tersligim my mistake | tersliklerim my mistakes |
| your | tersligiŋ your mistake | terslikleriŋ your mistakes |
| his / her | tersligi his / her mistake | terslikleri his / her mistakes |
| our | tersligibiz our mistake | terslikleribiz our mistakes |
| you all's | tersligigiz you all's mistake | tersliklerigiz you all's mistakes |
| their | terslikleri their mistake | terslikleri their mistakes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: terslikleri can mean "his / her mistakes", "their mistake", or "their mistakes" — context decides.