teng
/ teŋ /
Definition noun friend
Found in Family
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | teng the friend | tengle the friends | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tengni the friend's | tengleni the friends' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tengni the friend (as the object) | tengleni the friends (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tengge to the friend | tenglege to the friends | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tengde at / in the friend | tenglede at / in the friends | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tengden from the friend | tengleden from the friends | 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 | tengim my friend | tenglerim my friends |
| your | tenging your friend | tenglering your friends |
| his / her | tengi his / her friend | tengleri his / her friends |
| our | tengibiz our friend | tengleribiz our friends |
| you all's | tengigiz you all's friend | tenglerigiz you all's friends |
| their | tengleri their friend | tengleri their friends |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tengleri can mean "his / her friends", "their friend", or "their friends" — context decides.