kimden
/kimden/
1. from whom — The ablative of kim.
- kitabnı kimden aldıŋ? — from whom did you get the book?
- bu haparnı kimden eşitdiŋ? — from whom did you hear this news?
- kimden eşitgensiz? — from whom have you heard it?
- ol kimden boluşluq izleydi? — from whom does he seek help?
- kimden ürenŋense? — from whom have you learned that?
- haparnı kimden çıqğanın bildik — we found out whom the news came from
- börü kimden qorqdu? — whom was the wolf afraid of?
2. than anyone, than everyone — Has this meaning before da, followed by the comparative word it goes with.
- ol kimden da igi jırlaydı — he sings better than anyone
- kimden da ana igi biledi — a mother knows better than anyone
- seni kimden da bek süeme — I love you more than anyone
- kimden da bek quwandı — was gladder than anyone
- jaşçıq kimden da alğa keldi — the little boy came before anyone else
Cases
One
| Case | kimwho? | newhat? | qaysıwhich? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kimwho? | newhat? | qaysıwhich? |
| Genitive | kimniwhose? | neniof what? | qaysınıof which? |
| Accusative | kimniwhom? (as the object) | neniwhat? (as the object) | qaysınwhich? (as the object) |
| Dative | kimgeto whom? | negeto what? what for? | qaysına / qaysığato which? |
| Locative | kimdewith whom? at whose? | nedein what? | qaysındain which? |
| Ablative | kimdenfrom whom? | nedenfrom what? | qaysından / qaysıdanfrom which? |
Several
| Case | kimwho? | newhat? | qaysıwhich? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kimlewho? (several people) | nelewhat? (several things) | qaysılawhich ones? |
| Genitive | kimleniwhose? (of several people) | neleniof what things? | qaysılanıof which ones? |
| Accusative | kimleniwhom? (several, as the object) | neleniwhat things? (as the object) | qaysılanıwhich ones? (as the object) |
| Dative | kimlegeto whom? (several) | nelegeto what things? | qaysılağato which ones? |
| Locative | kimledewith whom? (several) | neledein what things? | qaysıladain which ones? |
| Ablative | kimledenfrom whom? (several) | neledenfrom what things? | qaysıladanfrom which ones? |