tikgiç
/tikɡitʃ/
Definition
a leather thong, a narrow strip of leather used as a lace or binding
- tikgiç bla tikgen — sewn with a leather thong
- ingiçge tikgiç — a thin leather thong
- tikgiçni keserge — to cut a leather thong
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tikgiçthe leather thong | tikgiçlethe leather thongs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tikgiçnithe leather thong's | tikgiçlenithe leather thongs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tikgiçnithe leather thong (as the object) | tikgiçlenithe leather thongs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tikgiçgeto the leather thong | tikgiçlegeto the leather thongs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tikgiçdeat / in the leather thong | tikgiçledeat / in the leather thongs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tikgiçdenfrom the leather thong | tikgiçledenfrom the leather thongs | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | tikgiçimmy leather thong | tikgiçlerimmy leather thongs |
| your | tikgiçingyour leather thong | tikgiçleringyour leather thongs |
| his / her | tikgiçihis / her leather thong | tikgiçlerihis / her leather thongs |
| our | tikgiçibizour leather thong | tikgiçleribizour leather thongs |
| you all's | tikgiçigizyou all's leather thong | tikgiçlerigizyou all's leather thongs |
| their | tikgiçleritheir leather thong | tikgiçleritheir leather thongs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tikgiçleri can mean "his / her leather thongs", "their leather thong", or "their leather thongs" — context decides.