ingir
/ iŋir /
Definition noun evening
Found in Time words
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ingir the evening | ingirle the evenings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ingirni the evening's | ingirleni the evenings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ingirni the evening (as the object) | ingirleni the evenings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ingirge to the evening | ingirlege to the evenings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ingirde at / in the evening | ingirlede at / in the evenings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ingirden from the evening | ingirleden from the evenings | 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 | ingirim my evening | ingirlerim my evenings |
| your | ingiring your evening | ingirlering your evenings |
| his / her | ingiri his / her evening | ingirleri his / her evenings |
| our | ingiribiz our evening | ingirleribiz our evenings |
| you all's | ingirigiz you all's evening | ingirlerigiz you all's evenings |
| their | ingirleri their evening | ingirleri their evenings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ingirleri can mean "his / her evenings", "their evening", or "their evenings" — context decides.