pafos
/pafos/
Definitions
1. fervour, elevated enthusiasm
- anı sözlerinde pafosnu esledik — we noticed the fervour in his words
- pafosu bla aytdı — he said it with fervour
- pafos bla tolu nazmu — a poem full of fervour
2. the guiding lofty idea of a work
- nazmunu pafosu küçlüdü — the guiding idea of the poem is strong
- nazmulanı baş pafosu — the chief guiding idea of the poems
- jazıwçunu pafosu — the guiding idea of the writer
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pafosthe fervour | pafoslathe fervours | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | pafosnuthe fervour's | pafoslanıthe fervours' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | pafosnuthe fervour (as the object) | pafoslanıthe fervours (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | pafoshato the fervour | pafoslağato the fervours | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | pafosdaat / in the fervour | pafosladaat / in the fervours | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | pafosdanfrom the fervour | pafosladanfrom the fervours | 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 | pafosummy fervour | pafoslarımmy fervours |
| your | pafosungyour fervour | pafoslarıngyour fervours |
| his / her | pafosuhis / her fervour | pafoslarıhis / her fervours |
| our | pafosubuzour fervour | pafoslarıbızour fervours |
| you all's | pafosuğuzyou all's fervour | pafoslarığızyou all's fervours |
| their | pafoslarıtheir fervour | pafoslarıtheir fervours |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: pafosları can mean "his / her fervours", "their fervour", or "their fervours" — context decides.