ertten
/ ertten /
Definition noun morning
Found in Time words
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ertten the morning | erttenle the mornings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | erttenni the morning's | erttenleni the mornings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | erttenni the morning (as the object) | erttenleni the mornings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | erttenge to the morning | erttenlege to the mornings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | erttende at / in the morning | erttenlede at / in the mornings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | erttenden from the morning | erttenleden from the mornings | 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 | erttenim my morning | erttenlerim my mornings |
| your | erttening your morning | erttenlering your mornings |
| his / her | ertteni his / her morning | erttenleri his / her mornings |
| our | erttenibiz our morning | erttenleribiz our mornings |
| you all's | erttenigiz you all's morning | erttenlerigiz you all's mornings |
| their | erttenleri their morning | erttenleri their mornings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: erttenleri can mean "his / her mornings", "their morning", or "their mornings" — context decides.