töleniw
/ tøleniw /
Definition noun being paid
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | töleniw the being paid | töleniwle the being paids | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | töleniwni the being paid's | töleniwleni the being paids' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | töleniwni the being paid (as the object) | töleniwleni the being paids (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | töleniwge to the being paid | töleniwlege to the being paids | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | töleniwde at / in the being paid | töleniwlede at / in the being paids | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | töleniwden from the being paid | töleniwleden from the being paids | 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 | töleniwim my being paid | töleniwlerim my being paids |
| your | töleniwiŋ your being paid | töleniwleriŋ your being paids |
| his / her | töleniwi his / her being paid | töleniwleri his / her being paids |
| our | töleniwibiz our being paid | töleniwleribiz our being paids |
| you all's | töleniwigiz you all's being paid | töleniwlerigiz you all's being paids |
| their | töleniwleri their being paid | töleniwleri their being paids |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: töleniwleri can mean "his / her being paids", "their being paid", or "their being paids" — context decides.