seyir
/sejir/ · plural seyirle
1. wonder, marvel, spectacle, curiosity, miracle
- seyirge qara — look at the spectacle
- bu seyirge bir qara — just look at this wonder
- duniyanı seyirleri köbdü — the wonders of the world are many
- bir ullu seyirdi — it is a great marvel
2. wonderful, amazing, astonishing
- seyir jaz — a wonderful spring
- seyir sabiy — a wonderful child
- seyir hapar eşitdik — we heard an amazing tale
- jaşaw qalay seyirdi! — how wonderful life is!
- bek seyir — truly amazing
- seyir jerde ornalğandı — situated in a wonderful place
3. wonderfully, astonishingly
- ol bir seyir jırlaydı — he sings wonderfully
- atasına seyir uşaydı — he looks astonishingly like his father
- seyir tez bitdi — it ended astonishingly fast
4. astonishment, amazement
- seyirden ölebiz — we are dying of astonishment
- seyirimi tawusalmayma — I cannot get over my astonishment
- seyiri ullu edi — his astonishment was great
- meni seyirim — my astonishment
5. interests, needs, wants — Usually plural, of the interests of a person, a people or a state.
- adamlanı seyirleri — people’s interests
- qıralnı seyiri — the state’s interests
- halq aslamlanı seyirleri — the interests of the masses
- ençi seyiri bardı — he has his own interests
6. strange, curious
- seyir iş — a strange affair
- seyir adam — a strange person
- sen seyirse — you are strange
- siz anı bilmegenigiz seyirdi — it is strange that you do not know that
- bek seyir köründü menŋe — it seemed very strange to me
- seyir tüşle kördüm — I saw strange dreams
7. interesting, engaging
- seyir hapar — an interesting story
- seyir kitab oquyma — I am reading an interesting book
- seyir hapar aytdıŋ — you told an interesting story
- duniyada seyir zatla bardıla — there are interesting things in the world
8. strangely
- seyir qaraydı menŋe — he looks at me strangely
- seyir söleşdi bügün — he spoke strangely today
Expressions
- ne alamat, ne seyir — how astonishing
- seyirden ölürge — be astonished
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | seyirthe wonder | seyirimmy wonder | seyiriŋyour wonder | seyirihis wonder | seyiribizour wonder | seyirigizyou all's wonder | seyirleritheir wonders |
| Genitive | seyirnithe wonder's | seyirimimy wonder's | seyiriŋiyour wonder's | seyirinihis wonder's | seyiribizniour wonder's | seyirigizniyou all's wonder's | seyirlerinitheir wonders' |
| Accusative | seyirnithe wonder (as the object) | seyirimimy wonder (as the object) | seyiriŋiyour wonder (as the object) | seyirinhis wonder (as the object) | seyiribizniour wonder (as the object) | seyirigizniyou all's wonder (as the object) | seyirlerintheir wonders (as the object) |
| Dative | seyirgeto the wonder | seyirimeto my wonder | seyiriŋeto your wonder | seyirineto his wonder | seyiribizgeto our wonder | seyirigizgeto you all's wonder | seyirlerineto their wonders |
| Locative | seyirdein / at the wonder | seyirimdein / at my wonder | seyiriŋdein / at your wonder | seyirindein / at his wonder | seyiribizdein / at our wonder | seyirigizdein / at you all's wonder | seyirlerindein / at their wonders |
| Ablative | seyirdenfrom the wonder | seyirimdenfrom my wonder | seyiriŋdenfrom your wonder | seyirindenfrom his wonder | seyiribizdenfrom our wonder | seyirigizdenfrom you all's wonder | seyirlerindenfrom their wonders |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | seyirlethe wonders | seyirlerimmy wonders | seyirleriŋyour wonders | seyirlerihis wonders | seyirleribizour wonders | seyirlerigizyou all's wonders | seyirleritheir wonders |
| Genitive | seyirlenithe wonders' | seyirlerimimy wonders' | seyirleriŋiyour wonders' | seyirlerinihis wonders' | seyirleribizniour wonders' | seyirlerigizniyou all's wonders' | seyirlerinitheir wonders' |
| Accusative | seyirlenithe wonders (as the object) | seyirlerimimy wonders (as the object) | seyirleriŋiyour wonders (as the object) | seyirlerinhis wonders (as the object) | seyirleribizniour wonders (as the object) | seyirlerigizniyou all's wonders (as the object) | seyirlerintheir wonders (as the object) |
| Dative | seyirlegeto the wonders | seyirlerimeto my wonders | seyirleriŋeto your wonders | seyirlerineto his wonders | seyirleribizgeto our wonders | seyirlerigizgeto you all's wonders | seyirlerineto their wonders |
| Locative | seyirledein / at the wonders | seyirlerimdein / at my wonders | seyirleriŋdein / at your wonders | seyirlerindein / at his wonders | seyirleribizdein / at our wonders | seyirlerigizdein / at you all's wonders | seyirlerindein / at their wonders |
| Ablative | seyirledenfrom the wonders | seyirlerimdenfrom my wonders | seyirleriŋdenfrom your wonders | seyirlerindenfrom his wonders | seyirleribizdenfrom our wonders | seyirlerigizdenfrom you all's wonders | seyirlerindenfrom their wonders |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: seyirleri can mean "his / her wonders", "their wonder", or "their wonders" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Degrees
| Degree | —form |
|---|---|
| base form | seyirwonderful |
| comparative — more | seyirirekmore wonderful |
| intensifier — very | bek seyirvery wonderful |
| superlative — most | em seyirthe most wonderful |
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki seyirdimine is wonderful | seniki seyirdiyours is wonderful | anıqı seyirdihis is wonderful | bizniki seyirdiours is wonderful | sizniki seyirdiyours (pl.) is wonderful | alanıqı seyirditheirs is wonderful |
| comparative — more | meniki seyirirekdimine is more wonderful | seniki seyirirekdiyours is more wonderful | anıqı seyirirekdihis is more wonderful | bizniki seyirirekdiours is more wonderful | sizniki seyirirekdiyours (pl.) is more wonderful | alanıqı seyirirekditheirs is more wonderful |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek seyirdimine is very wonderful | seniki bek seyirdiyours is very wonderful | anıqı bek seyirdihis is very wonderful | bizniki bek seyirdiours is very wonderful | sizniki bek seyirdiyours (pl.) is very wonderful | alanıqı bek seyirditheirs is very wonderful |
| superlative — most | meniki em seyirdimine is the most wonderful | seniki em seyirdiyours is the most wonderful | anıqı em seyirdihis is the most wonderful | bizniki em seyirdiours is the most wonderful | sizniki em seyirdiyours (pl.) is the most wonderful | alanıqı em seyirditheirs is the most wonderful |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile seyirdilemine are wonderful | senikile seyirdileyours are wonderful | anıqıla seyirdilehis are wonderful | biznikile seyirdileours are wonderful | siznikile seyirdileyours (pl.) are wonderful | alanıqıla seyirdiletheirs are wonderful |
| comparative — more | menikile seyirirekdilemine are more wonderful | senikile seyirirekdileyours are more wonderful | anıqıla seyirirekdilehis are more wonderful | biznikile seyirirekdileours are more wonderful | siznikile seyirirekdileyours (pl.) are more wonderful | alanıqıla seyirirekdiletheirs are more wonderful |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek seyirdilemine are very wonderful | senikile bek seyirdileyours are very wonderful | anıqıla bek seyirdilehis are very wonderful | biznikile bek seyirdileours are very wonderful | siznikile bek seyirdileyours (pl.) are very wonderful | alanıqıla bek seyirdiletheirs are very wonderful |
| superlative — most | menikile em seyirdilemine are the most wonderful | senikile em seyirdileyours are the most wonderful | anıqıla em seyirdilehis are the most wonderful | biznikile em seyirdileours are the most wonderful | siznikile em seyirdileyours (pl.) are the most wonderful | alanıqıla em seyirdiletheirs are the most wonderful |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu seyirdi, bıla seyirdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".