nafıs
/nafɯs/
Definition
carnal appetite, base desire, greed for what one covets
- nafısıngı tıya bil — learn to restrain your appetites
- namısın nafısı horlağan — one whose appetite has overcome his honour
- nafısına berilgen — given over to his appetites
Related
namıscontrasthonor, dignity, moral integrity, self-respect, conscience; deference, courtesy, social esteem
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nafısthe carnal appetite | nafıslathe carnal appetites | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | nafısnıthe carnal appetite's | nafıslanıthe carnal appetites' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | nafısnıthe carnal appetite (as the object) | nafıslanıthe carnal appetites (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | nafıshato the carnal appetite | nafıslağato the carnal appetites | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | nafısdaat / in the carnal appetite | nafısladaat / in the carnal appetites | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | nafısdanfrom the carnal appetite | nafısladanfrom the carnal appetites | 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 | nafısımmy carnal appetite | nafıslarımmy carnal appetites |
| your | nafısıngyour carnal appetite | nafıslarıngyour carnal appetites |
| his / her | nafısıhis / her carnal appetite | nafıslarıhis / her carnal appetites |
| our | nafısıbızour carnal appetite | nafıslarıbızour carnal appetites |
| you all's | nafısığızyou all's carnal appetite | nafıslarığızyou all's carnal appetites |
| their | nafıslarıtheir carnal appetite | nafıslarıtheir carnal appetites |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: nafısları can mean "his / her carnal appetites", "their carnal appetite", or "their carnal appetites" — context decides.