tirmen
/ tirmen /
Definitions noun mill, watermill
Definitions noun mill-, of a mill
Definitions noun stomach
Definitions noun appetite (figurative)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tirmen the mill | tirmenle the mills | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tirmenni the mill's | tirmenleni the mills' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tirmenni the mill (as the object) | tirmenleni the mills (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tirmenge to the mill | tirmenlege to the mills | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tirmende at / in the mill | tirmenlede at / in the mills | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tirmenden from the mill | tirmenleden from the mills | 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 | tirmenim my mill | tirmenlerim my mills |
| your | tirmeniŋ your mill | tirmenleriŋ your mills |
| his / her | tirmeni his / her mill | tirmenleri his / her mills |
| our | tirmenibiz our mill | tirmenleribiz our mills |
| you all's | tirmenigiz you all's mill | tirmenlerigiz you all's mills |
| their | tirmenleri their mill | tirmenleri their mills |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tirmenleri can mean "his / her mills", "their mill", or "their mills" — context decides.