tiyişiw
/ tijiʃiw /
Definition noun touching one another
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tiyişiw the touching one another | tiyişiwle the touching one anothers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tiyişiwni the touching one another's | tiyişiwleni the touching one anothers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tiyişiwni the touching one another (as the object) | tiyişiwleni the touching one anothers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tiyişiwge to the touching one another | tiyişiwlege to the touching one anothers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tiyişiwde at / in the touching one another | tiyişiwlede at / in the touching one anothers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tiyişiwden from the touching one another | tiyişiwleden from the touching one anothers | 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 | tiyişiwim my touching one another | tiyişiwlerim my touching one anothers |
| your | tiyişiwiŋ your touching one another | tiyişiwleriŋ your touching one anothers |
| his / her | tiyişiwi his / her touching one another | tiyişiwleri his / her touching one anothers |
| our | tiyişiwibiz our touching one another | tiyişiwleribiz our touching one anothers |
| you all's | tiyişiwigiz you all's touching one another | tiyişiwlerigiz you all's touching one anothers |
| their | tiyişiwleri their touching one another | tiyişiwleri their touching one anothers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tiyişiwleri can mean "his / her touching one anothers", "their touching one another", or "their touching one anothers" — context decides.