kef
/kef/ · plural kefle
1. mood, spirits, frame of mind
- bügün kefim igidi — my mood is good today
- qartnı kefi buzuldu — the old man's mood was spoiled
- kefi buzulğandı — his mood has been spoiled
- kefin buzarğa — to spoil someone's mood
- kef alırğa — to get in the mood
- taw hawa kef beredi — mountain air lifts the spirits
2. physical condition, state of health, how someone feels
- kefiŋ qalaydı? — how are you feeling?
- kefim igi tüldü — I am not feeling well
- anı kefi qalaydı? — how is he feeling?
- kefi joqdu — he is out of sorts
- mallanı keflerine köre — judging by the condition of the animals
3. appearance, looks
- qıznı kefi igidi — the girl looks well
- kefi aman tüldü — he doesn't look bad
- kefiŋ osaldı — you look poorly
- mallanı kefleri igidi — the livestock look well
- keflerin tas etmegendile — they have not lost their looks
4. tipsiness, mild intoxication
- kefi bardı — he is tipsy
- kefi bla — while tipsy
- jaşnı kefi kete başladı — the lad's tipsiness began to wear off
- kefin ayazıtırğa — to let someone sober up
5. drunk, intoxicated
- ol kefdi — he is drunk
- ekisi da kefdile — both of them are drunk
- kef adam — a drunk person
- kef bolurğa — to get drunk
- araqı terk kef etedi — vodka quickly makes one drunk
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kefthe mood | kefimmy mood | kefiŋyour mood | kefihis mood | kefibizour mood | kefigizyou all's mood | kefleritheir moods |
| Genitive | kefnithe mood's | kefimimy mood's | kefiŋiyour mood's | kefinihis mood's | kefibizniour mood's | kefigizniyou all's mood's | keflerinitheir moods' |
| Accusative | kefnithe mood (as the object) | kefimimy mood (as the object) | kefiŋiyour mood (as the object) | kefinhis mood (as the object) | kefibizniour mood (as the object) | kefigizniyou all's mood (as the object) | keflerintheir moods (as the object) |
| Dative | kefgeto the mood | kefimeto my mood | kefiŋeto your mood | kefineto his mood | kefibizgeto our mood | kefigizgeto you all's mood | keflerineto their moods |
| Locative | kefdein / at the mood | kefimdein / at my mood | kefiŋdein / at your mood | kefindein / at his mood | kefibizdein / at our mood | kefigizdein / at you all's mood | keflerindein / at their moods |
| Ablative | kefdenfrom the mood | kefimdenfrom my mood | kefiŋdenfrom your mood | kefindenfrom his mood | kefibizdenfrom our mood | kefigizdenfrom you all's mood | keflerindenfrom their moods |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | keflethe moods | keflerimmy moods | kefleriŋyour moods | keflerihis moods | kefleribizour moods | keflerigizyou all's moods | kefleritheir moods |
| Genitive | keflenithe moods' | keflerimimy moods' | kefleriŋiyour moods' | keflerinihis moods' | kefleribizniour moods' | keflerigizniyou all's moods' | keflerinitheir moods' |
| Accusative | keflenithe moods (as the object) | keflerimimy moods (as the object) | kefleriŋiyour moods (as the object) | keflerinhis moods (as the object) | kefleribizniour moods (as the object) | keflerigizniyou all's moods (as the object) | keflerintheir moods (as the object) |
| Dative | keflegeto the moods | keflerimeto my moods | kefleriŋeto your moods | keflerineto his moods | kefleribizgeto our moods | keflerigizgeto you all's moods | keflerineto their moods |
| Locative | kefledein / at the moods | keflerimdein / at my moods | kefleriŋdein / at your moods | keflerindein / at his moods | kefleribizdein / at our moods | keflerigizdein / at you all's moods | keflerindein / at their moods |
| Ablative | kefledenfrom the moods | keflerimdenfrom my moods | kefleriŋdenfrom your moods | keflerindenfrom his moods | kefleribizdenfrom our moods | keflerigizdenfrom you all's moods | keflerindenfrom their moods |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kefleri can mean "his / her moods", "their mood", or "their moods" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | kefmeI am drunk | kefseyou are drunk | kefdihe is drunk | kefbizwe are drunk | kefsizyou all are drunk | kefdilethey are drunk |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden kefdi — "compared to me, he is drunk."