kelepen
/kelepen/
Definitions
1. leprosy, a chronic disease that eats away the skin and flesh
- kelepen awruw — the disease of leprosy
- kelependen qorqadıla — they are afraid of leprosy
- kelepenimmi bardı? — do I have leprosy, then?
2. a person suffering from leprosy
- kelepenle ençi jaşağandıla — the lepers lived apart
- kelepenge boluşurğa — to help a person suffering from leprosy
- kelepenle elden uzaqda edile — the lepers were far from the village
3. loathsome, spiteful, repellent in character
- kelepen qılıq — a loathsome disposition
- kelepen qılığıngı körgüztürge — to show your spiteful character
- asırı kelependen kişi qatına barmaydı — he is so loathsome that nobody goes near him
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or .As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kelepenthe leprosy | kelepenlethe leprosies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kelepennithe leprosy's | kelepenlenithe leprosies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kelepennithe leprosy (as the object) | kelepenlenithe leprosies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kelepengeto the leprosy | kelepenlegeto the leprosies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kelependeat / in the leprosy | kelepenledeat / in the leprosies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kelependenfrom the leprosy | kelepenledenfrom the leprosies | 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 | kelepenimmy leprosy | kelepenlerimmy leprosies |
| your | kelepeningyour leprosy | kelepenleringyour leprosies |
| his / her | kelepenihis / her leprosy | kelepenlerihis / her leprosies |
| our | kelepenibizour leprosy | kelepenleribizour leprosies |
| you all's | kelepenigizyou all's leprosy | kelepenlerigizyou all's leprosies |
| their | kelepenleritheir leprosy | kelepenleritheir leprosies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kelepenleri can mean "his / her leprosies", "their leprosy", or "their leprosies" — context decides.
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men kelepenmeI am loathsome | biz kelepenbizwe are loathsome |
| 2nd person | sen kelepenseyou are loathsome | siz kelepensizyou all are loathsome |
| 3rd person | ol kelependihe / she / it is loathsome | ala kelependilethey are loathsome |