efir
/efir/
Definitions
1. the air, the space through which radio waves travel
- efirge beriw — a broadcast put on the air
- efirde tawuşla — the sounds on the air
- efirde söleşirge — to speak on the air
2. ether, an organic chemical compound
- efirni iyisi — the smell of ether
- efir bla sürtürge — to wipe with ether
- efirni saqlarğa — to store the ether
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | efirthe air | efirlethe airs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | efirnithe air's | efirlenithe airs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | efirnithe air (as the object) | efirlenithe airs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | efirgeto the air | efirlegeto the airs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | efirdeat / in the air | efirledeat / in the airs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | efirdenfrom the air | efirledenfrom the airs | 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 | efirimmy air | efirlerimmy airs |
| your | efiringyour air | efirleringyour airs |
| his / her | efirihis / her air | efirlerihis / her airs |
| our | efiribizour air | efirleribizour airs |
| you all's | efirigizyou all's air | efirlerigizyou all's airs |
| their | efirleritheir air | efirleritheir airs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: efirleri can mean "his / her airs", "their air", or "their airs" — context decides.