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Nominative.

သည်, denoting the agent or subject.
ကား, သည်ကား, မူကား, sometimes မူ,	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	ditto; as to, concerning, in regard to; sometimes adversative.

The nominative affixes are omitted in participial clauses, as ဆ​ရာ​ပြော​သော​စ​ကား, what the teacher said, and frequently in colloquial discourse.

Objective.

ကို, denoting the object, on which an action terminates; sometimes, the object to which a thing is given, or for which, or on account of which a thing is done; sometimes, the object to which motion is directed.

သို့, towards, unto; according to; at.

The objective affixes are sometimes understood, as ရေ​ပေး​ပါ, give water, for ရေ​ကို​ပေး​ပါ.

Possessive.

၏, of, denoting possession; very frequently understood.