çibin
/ tʃibin /
Definition noun fly
Found in Small creatures
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çibin the fly | çibinle the flies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çibinni the fly's | çibinleni the flies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çibinni the fly (as the object) | çibinleni the flies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çibinge to the fly | çibinlege to the flies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çibinde at / in the fly | çibinlede at / in the flies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çibinden from the fly | çibinleden from the flies | 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 | çibinim my fly | çibinlerim my flies |
| your | çibining your fly | çibinlering your flies |
| his / her | çibini his / her fly | çibinleri his / her flies |
| our | çibinibiz our fly | çibinleribiz our flies |
| you all's | çibinigiz you all's fly | çibinlerigiz you all's flies |
| their | çibinleri their fly | çibinleri their flies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çibinleri can mean "his / her flies", "their fly", or "their flies" — context decides.