tilimdi
/tilimdi/
Definitions
1. narrow strip, a thin band; in particular a thong cut from untanned hide for stitching harness
- tilimdi bla tigerge — to stitch with a rawhide thong
- tilimdi keserge — to cut a thong
- tilimdi jer — a narrow strip of land
- teri tilimdi — a strip of hide
2. hide, the untanned skin of an animal worked up for footwear
- tilimdiden çabır eterge — to make sandals from the hide
- tilimdi quruturğa — to dry the hide
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tilimdithe thong | tilimdilethe thongs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tilimdinithe thong's | tilimdilenithe thongs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tilimdinithe thong (as the object) | tilimdilenithe thongs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tilimdigeto the thong | tilimdilegeto the thongs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tilimdideat / in the thong | tilimdiledeat / in the thongs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tilimdidenfrom the thong | tilimdiledenfrom the 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 | tilimdimmy thong | tilimdilerimmy thongs |
| your | tilimdingyour thong | tilimdileringyour thongs |
| his / her | tilimdisihis / her thong | tilimdilerihis / her thongs |
| our | tilimdibizour thong | tilimdileribizour thongs |
| you all's | tilimdigizyou all's thong | tilimdilerigizyou all's thongs |
| their | tilimdileritheir thong | tilimdileritheir thongs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tilimdileri can mean "his / her thongs", "their thong", or "their thongs" — context decides.