tiriliw
/ tiriliw /
Definition noun coming to life
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tiriliw the coming to life | tiriliwle the coming to lives | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tiriliwni the coming to life's | tiriliwleni the coming to lives' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tiriliwni the coming to life (as the object) | tiriliwleni the coming to lives (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tiriliwge to the coming to life | tiriliwlege to the coming to lives | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tiriliwde at / in the coming to life | tiriliwlede at / in the coming to lives | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tiriliwden from the coming to life | tiriliwleden from the coming to lives | 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 | tiriliwim my coming to life | tiriliwlerim my coming to lives |
| your | tiriliwiŋ your coming to life | tiriliwleriŋ your coming to lives |
| his / her | tiriliwi his / her coming to life | tiriliwleri his / her coming to lives |
| our | tiriliwibiz our coming to life | tiriliwleribiz our coming to lives |
| you all's | tiriliwigiz you all's coming to life | tiriliwlerigiz you all's coming to lives |
| their | tiriliwleri their coming to life | tiriliwleri their coming to lives |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tiriliwleri can mean "his / her coming to lives", "their coming to life", or "their coming to lives" — context decides.