aman
/aman/
Definitions
1. bad, poor, wicked
- aman adam — a bad person
- aman jol — a bad road
- aman iş — a bad business
- aman kün — a foul day
- aman tüldü — it is not bad
2. dear, good — said affectionately — an affectionate reversal used in folk song and address, not in ordinary speech
- oy aman jaşla — hey, my good lads
- aman qatın — a dear wife
- aman qatınga aytmağız — do not tell my dear wife
3. badly, poorly, ill
- aman aytırğa — to speak ill of someone
- aman söleşirge — to speak foully
- aman körürge — to look on something badly, to disapprove
- bek aman — very badly
4. very, extremely — an intensifier before an adjective or a verb
- aman issidi — it is very hot
- ol aman küçlüdü — he is extremely strong
- bılayı aman tayğaqdı — it is very slippery here
- aman qorqdum — I was very much afraid
5. evil, the bad, what is bad
- amannı tamırı köb — evil has many roots
- amanga ürenirge — to take up a bad habit
- em amanı — the very worst of it
- amannı tamırı — the roots of evil
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Degrees
| base form | amanbad |
|---|---|
| comparative — more | amanıraqworse |
| intensifier — very | bek amanvery bad |
| superlative — most | em amanthe worst |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden amandı — "compared to me, he is bad."
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men amanmaI am bad | biz amanbızwe are bad |
| 2nd person | sen amansayou are bad | siz amansızyou all are bad |
| 3rd person | ol amandıhe / she / it is bad | ala amandılathey are bad |
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu amandıthis is bad | bıla amandılathese are bad |
| that / those | ol amandıthat / it is bad | ala amandılathose / they are bad |
| mine | meniki amandımine is bad | menikile amandılamine are bad |
| yours | seniki amandıyours is bad | senikile amandılayours are bad |
| ours | bizniki amandıours is bad | biznikile amandılaours are bad |
As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | amanthe evil | amanlathe evils | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | amannıthe evil's | amanlanıthe evils' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | amannıthe evil (as the object) | amanlanıthe evils (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | amangato the evil | amanlağato the evils | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | amandaat / in the evil | amanladaat / in the evils | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | amandanfrom the evil | amanladanfrom the evils | 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 | amanımmy evil | amanlarımmy evils |
| your | amanıngyour evil | amanlarıngyour evils |
| his / her | amanıhis / her evil | amanlarıhis / her evils |
| our | amanıbızour evil | amanlarıbızour evils |
| you all's | amanığızyou all's evil | amanlarığızyou all's evils |
| their | amanlarıtheir evil | amanlarıtheir evils |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: amanları can mean "his / her evils", "their evil", or "their evils" — context decides.