almayır
/almajɯr/
Definitions
1. sluggard, a slow, heavy, clumsy person
- almayır adam — a slow, clumsy man
- ol bir almayırdı — he is quite a sluggard
- almayırnı işi barmaydı — the sluggard's work makes no progress
2. a peculiar or disagreeable sort of person
- ne almayırsa sen! — what a peculiar sort you are!
- almayırla bla söleşme — do not speak with such sorts
- andan almayır körmegenme — I have not seen a stranger sort than him
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | almayırthe sluggard | almayırlathe sluggards | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | almayırnıthe sluggard's | almayırlanıthe sluggards' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | almayırnıthe sluggard (as the object) | almayırlanıthe sluggards (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | almayırğato the sluggard | almayırlağato the sluggards | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | almayırdaat / in the sluggard | almayırladaat / in the sluggards | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | almayırdanfrom the sluggard | almayırladanfrom the sluggards | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | almayırımmy sluggard | almayırlarımmy sluggards |
| your | almayırıngyour sluggard | almayırlarıngyour sluggards |
| his / her | almayırıhis / her sluggard | almayırlarıhis / her sluggards |
| our | almayırıbızour sluggard | almayırlarıbızour sluggards |
| you all's | almayırığızyou all's sluggard | almayırlarığızyou all's sluggards |
| their | almayırlarıtheir sluggard | almayırlarıtheir sluggards |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: almayırları can mean "his / her sluggards", "their sluggard", or "their sluggards" — context decides.