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There are five Tevrés noun cases, which also apply to adjectives and pronouns and mark a noun's syntactic role in the sentence by means of inflections. These cases display a high degree of ''syncretism'', or identical endings shared between different cases. This causes ambiguity, which is usually resolved either by use of articles, prepositions, context, or all of the above. Some cases, such as the genitive, are used almost exclusively with the definite article; in indefinite constructions, the ablative plus the preposition ''el'' ("from") is used: ''lla çella uy gom'' ("the wumbo's cat") versus ''lla çella el goma'' ("a/some wumbo's cat").

Tevrés syntax is far less dependant on word order than English because of these cases. Thus "the dog chases the cat" may be either ''llos çievre lla çella cossa'' or ''lla çella llos çievre cossa''.

# '''Nominative''' — used when the noun is the subject. The person or thing acting: the '''cat''' ran: '''''lla çella''' cotllía''

# '''Accusative''' — used when the noun is the direct object of the subject. The person or thing acted upon: the wumbo drank the '''water''': ''lla goma '''lla ota''' teuta''

# '''Dative''' — used when the noun is the indirect object of the sentence, or otherwise then the noun is effected by the action. It may also be used for direction or location of movement or action; I gave a cat to my '''friend''': '''''garino tuyo''' çella teçía''; The cat went '''home''': ''lla çella '''como''' vía''

# Genitive — used when the noun is the possessor of or connected with an object: "the horse of the wumbo", or "the wumbo's horse"; in both instances, the word man would be in the genitive case when it is translated into Tevrés. It may also indicate the subject of a subjunctive clause; the wumbo's cat: ''lla çella '''uy gom'''''; Avil likes the çat '''Huezco''' bought him: ''ável lla çella '''huez''' cota moyes''

# '''Genitive''' — used when the noun is the possessor of or connected with an object: "the horse of the wumbo", or "the wumbo's horse"; in both instances, the word man would be in the genitive case when it is translated into Tevrés. It may also indicate the subject of a subjunctive clause; the '''wumbo's''' cat: ''lla çella '''uy gom'''''; Avil likes the çat '''Huezco''' bought him: ''ável lla çella '''huez''' cota moyes''

# Ablative — used when the noun demonstrates separation or movement from a source, cause, agent or instrument; the cat ran '''from the dog''': ''lla çella '''lla çievra''' cotllía''

====Class I====

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 There are five Tevrés noun cases, which also apply to adjectives and pronouns and mark a noun's syntactic role in the sentence by means of inflections.  These cases display a high degree of ''syncretism'', or identical endings shared between different cases.  This causes ambiguity, which is usually resolved either by use of articles, prepositions, context, or all of the above.  Some cases, such as the genitive, are used almost exclusively with the definite article; in indefinite constructions, the ablative plus the preposition ''el'' ("from") is used: ''lla çella uy gom'' ("the wumbo's cat") versus ''lla çella el goma'' ("a/some wumbo's cat").
+Tevrés syntax is far less dependant on word order than English because of these cases.  Thus "the dog chases the cat" may be either ''llos çievre lla çella cossa'' or ''lla çella llos çievre cossa''.
 # '''Nominative''' — used when the noun is the subject.  The person or thing acting: the '''cat''' ran: '''''lla çella''' cotllía''
 # '''Accusative''' — used when the noun is the direct object of the subject.  The person or thing acted upon: the wumbo drank the '''water''': ''lla goma '''lla ota''' teuta''
 # '''Dative''' — used when the noun is the indirect object of the sentence, or otherwise then the noun is effected by the action.  It may also be used for direction or location of movement or action; I gave a cat to my '''friend''': '''''garino tuyo''' çella teçía''; The cat went '''home''': ''lla çella '''como''' vía''
-# Genitive — used when the noun is the possessor of or connected with an object: "the horse of the wumbo", or "the wumbo's horse"; in both instances, the word man would be in the genitive case when it is translated into Tevrés.  It may also indicate the subject of a subjunctive clause; the wumbo's cat: ''lla çella '''uy gom'''''; Avil likes the çat '''Huezco''' bought him: ''ável lla çella '''huez''' cota moyes''
+# '''Genitive''' — used when the noun is the possessor of or connected with an object: "the horse of the wumbo", or "the wumbo's horse"; in both instances, the word man would be in the genitive case when it is translated into Tevrés.  It may also indicate the subject of a subjunctive clause; the '''wumbo's''' cat: ''lla çella '''uy gom'''''; Avil likes the çat '''Huezco''' bought him: ''ável lla çella '''huez''' cota moyes''
+# Ablative — used when the noun demonstrates separation or movement from a source, cause, agent or instrument; the cat ran '''from the dog''': ''lla çella '''lla çievra''' cotllía''
 ====Class I====