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The genitive case indicates '''ownership''' irrespective of time, '''origin''' of/from a location, '''partitive''', '''topic''' of/about, some '''predicativity''', '''composition''' or '''substance''', and the '''object''' of some prepositions. The genitive case is marked similarly to the nominative case, with the exception of lengthening the final vowel before the '''-n''' or '''-r'''. | The genitive case indicates '''ownership''' irrespective of time, '''origin''' of/from a location, '''partitive''', '''topic''' of/about, some '''predicativity''', '''composition''' or '''substance''', and the '''object''' of some prepositions. The genitive case is marked similarly to the nominative case, with the exception of lengthening the final vowel before the '''-n''' or '''-r'''. | ||
When describing that something is composed of a substance, the Genitive is used in concert with the suffix '''-uda'''. | |||
* '''lavraide kaludān''' "stone ring; ring of stone" | |||
* '''kavra memudān''' "wool cloth; cloth made of wool" | |||
The genitive case indicates objects of the preposition involving relationships between nouns. | The genitive case indicates objects of the preposition involving relationships between nouns. | ||