kyafır
/kjafɯr/
Definitions
1. unbeliever, one who does not hold the faith
- kyafır deb aytırğa — to call someone an unbeliever
- kyafırnı sözü — the word of an unbeliever
2. rogue, rascal, a cunning and unscrupulous person
- kyafır jaş — a rascal of a boy
- kyafırnı hıylası — the rogue's cunning
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kyafırthe unbeliever | kyafırlathe unbelievers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kyafırnıthe unbeliever's | kyafırlanıthe unbelievers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kyafırnıthe unbeliever (as the object) | kyafırlanıthe unbelievers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kyafırğato the unbeliever | kyafırlağato the unbelievers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kyafırdaat / in the unbeliever | kyafırladaat / in the unbelievers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kyafırdanfrom the unbeliever | kyafırladanfrom the unbelievers | 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 | kyafırımmy unbeliever | kyafırlarımmy unbelievers |
| your | kyafırıngyour unbeliever | kyafırlarıngyour unbelievers |
| his / her | kyafırıhis / her unbeliever | kyafırlarıhis / her unbelievers |
| our | kyafırıbızour unbeliever | kyafırlarıbızour unbelievers |
| you all's | kyafırığızyou all's unbeliever | kyafırlarığızyou all's unbelievers |
| their | kyafırlarıtheir unbeliever | kyafırlarıtheir unbelievers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kyafırları can mean "his / her unbelievers", "their unbeliever", or "their unbelievers" — context decides.