tiyre
/ tijre /
Definitions noun neighbourhood, quarter, district, surroundings
Definitions noun the neighbours, the people of the quarter
Definitions noun neighbouring, nearby (attributive)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tiyre the neighbourhood | tiyrele the neighbourhoods | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tiyreni the neighbourhood's | tiyreleni the neighbourhoods' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tiyreni the neighbourhood (as the object) | tiyreleni the neighbourhoods (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tiyrege to the neighbourhood | tiyrelege to the neighbourhoods | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tiyrede at / in the neighbourhood | tiyrelede at / in the neighbourhoods | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tiyreden from the neighbourhood | tiyreleden from the neighbourhoods | 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 | tiyrem my neighbourhood | tiyrelerim my neighbourhoods |
| your | tiyreŋ your neighbourhood | tiyreleriŋ your neighbourhoods |
| his / her | tiyresi his / her neighbourhood | tiyreleri his / her neighbourhoods |
| our | tiyrebiz our neighbourhood | tiyreleribiz our neighbourhoods |
| you all's | tiyregiz you all's neighbourhood | tiyrelerigiz you all's neighbourhoods |
| their | tiyreleri their neighbourhood | tiyreleri their neighbourhoods |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tiyreleri can mean "his / her neighbourhoods", "their neighbourhood", or "their neighbourhoods" — context decides.