afgan
/afɡan/
Afghan, of or belonging to Afghanistan and its people
- afgan tişirıw — an Afghan woman
- afgan halq — the Afghan people
- afgan til — the Afghan language
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | afganmaI am Afghan | afgansayou are Afghan | afgandıhe is Afghan | afganbızwe are Afghan | afgansızyou all are Afghan | afgandılathey are Afghan |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden afgandı — "compared to me, he is Afghan."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki afgandımine is Afghan | seniki afgandıyours is Afghan | anıqı afgandıhis is Afghan | bizniki afgandıours is Afghan | sizniki afgandıyours (pl.) is Afghan | alanıqı afgandıtheirs is Afghan |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile afgandılamine are Afghan | senikile afgandılayours are Afghan | anıqıla afgandılahis are Afghan | biznikile afgandılaours are Afghan | siznikile afgandılayours (pl.) are Afghan | alanıqıla afgandılatheirs are Afghan |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu afgandı, bıla afgandıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".