afendi
/ afendi /
Definitions noun efendi
Definitions noun mullah, imam, Muslim cleric
Definitions noun the clergy (collectively)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | afendi the efendi | afendile the efendis | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | afendini the efendi's | afendileni the efendis' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | afendini the efendi (as the object) | afendileni the efendis (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | afendige to the efendi | afendilege to the efendis | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | afendide at / in the efendi | afendilede at / in the efendis | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | afendiden from the efendi | afendileden from the efendis | 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 | afendim my efendi | afendilerim my efendis |
| your | afendiŋ your efendi | afendileriŋ your efendis |
| his / her | afendisi his / her efendi | afendileri his / her efendis |
| our | afendibiz our efendi | afendileribiz our efendis |
| you all's | afendigiz you all's efendi | afendilerigiz you all's efendis |
| their | afendileri their efendi | afendileri their efendis |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: afendileri can mean "his / her efendis", "their efendi", or "their efendis" — context decides.