şaşhın
/ʃaʃxɯn/
Definitions
1. insane, deprived of the use of reason
- şaşhın adam — an insane person
- şaşhın awruw — a mental illness
- bir şaşhınıraq jaş — a somewhat deranged young man
2. madman, one who has lost the use of reason
- şaşhınnı sözüne ıynanma — do not believe the word of a madman
- şaşhınla bla dawlaşmazğa — not to argue with madmen
- elde bir şaşhın bar edi — there was a madman in the village
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or .As an adjective
Degrees
| base form | şaşhıninsane |
|---|---|
| comparative — more | şaşhınıraqmore insane |
| intensifier — very | bek şaşhınvery insane |
| superlative — most | em şaşhınthe most insane |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden şaşhındı — "compared to me, he is insane."
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men şaşhınmaI am insane | biz şaşhınbızwe are insane |
| 2nd person | sen şaşhınsayou are insane | siz şaşhınsızyou all are insane |
| 3rd person | ol şaşhındıhe / she / it is insane | ala şaşhındılathey are insane |
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu şaşhındıthis is insane | bıla şaşhındılathese are insane |
| that / those | ol şaşhındıthat / it is insane | ala şaşhındılathose / they are insane |
| mine | meniki şaşhındımine is insane | menikile şaşhındılamine are insane |
| yours | seniki şaşhındıyours is insane | senikile şaşhındılayours are insane |
| ours | bizniki şaşhındıours is insane | biznikile şaşhındılaours are insane |
As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şaşhınthe madman | şaşhınlathe madmen | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şaşhınnıthe madman's | şaşhınlanıthe madmen's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şaşhınnıthe madman (as the object) | şaşhınlanıthe madmen (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şaşhıngato the madman | şaşhınlağato the madmen | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şaşhındaat / in the madman | şaşhınladaat / in the madmen | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şaşhındanfrom the madman | şaşhınladanfrom the madmen | 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 | şaşhınımmy madman | şaşhınlarımmy madmen |
| your | şaşhınıngyour madman | şaşhınlarıngyour madmen |
| his / her | şaşhınıhis / her madman | şaşhınlarıhis / her madmen |
| our | şaşhınıbızour madman | şaşhınlarıbızour madmen |
| you all's | şaşhınığızyou all's madman | şaşhınlarığızyou all's madmen |
| their | şaşhınlarıtheir madman | şaşhınlarıtheir madmen |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şaşhınları can mean "his / her madmen", "their madman", or "their madmen" — context decides.