tütünlew
/ tytynlew /
Definition noun smouldering
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tütünlew the smouldering | tütünlewle the smoulderings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tütünlewni the smouldering's | tütünlewleni the smoulderings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tütünlewni the smouldering (as the object) | tütünlewleni the smoulderings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tütünlewge to the smouldering | tütünlewlege to the smoulderings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tütünlewde at / in the smouldering | tütünlewlede at / in the smoulderings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tütünlewden from the smouldering | tütünlewleden from the smoulderings | 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 | tütünlewim my smouldering | tütünlewlerim my smoulderings |
| your | tütünlewiŋ your smouldering | tütünlewleriŋ your smoulderings |
| his / her | tütünlewi his / her smouldering | tütünlewleri his / her smoulderings |
| our | tütünlewibiz our smouldering | tütünlewleribiz our smoulderings |
| you all's | tütünlewigiz you all's smouldering | tütünlewlerigiz you all's smoulderings |
| their | tütünlewleri their smouldering | tütünlewleri their smoulderings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tütünlewleri can mean "his / her smoulderings", "their smouldering", or "their smoulderings" — context decides.