et
/ et /
Definition noun meat
Found in Food & drink
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | et the meat | etle the meat | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | etni the meat's | etleni the meat's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | etni the meat (as the object) | etleni the meat (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | etge to the meat | etlege to the meat | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | etde at / in the meat | etlede at / in the meat | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | etden from the meat | etleden from the meat | 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 | etim my meat | etlerim my meat |
| your | eting your meat | etlering your meat |
| his / her | eti his / her meat | etleri his / her meat |
| our | etibiz our meat | etleribiz our meat |
| you all's | etigiz you all's meat | etlerigiz you all's meat |
| their | etleri their meat | etleri their meat |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: etleri can mean "his / her meat", "their meat", or "their meat" — context decides.