Cînavkên Nebinavkirî – Indefinite Pronouns in Kurdish
- Her kes – Everybody
- Kesek – Somebody
- Ti kes – Anybody
- Her tişt – everything
- Tiştek – Something
- Ti tişt – Anything
- Her der – Everywhere
- Derek – Somewhere
- Ti der – Anywhere
Note that kes and tişt are masculine, and der is feminine
Oblique form: ti kesî, tiştekî, her derê, her kesî, ti derê
Examples:
- Her kes li vir e. – Everybody is here.
- Ti kes neçû. – Nobody went.
- Ez her kesî nabînim – I see everybody.
- Ez dixwazim biçim her derê. – I want to go everywhere.
- Te ti tişt nedît? – Did not you see anything?
- Min ji ti kesî re negot! – I didn’t tell anybody!
- Her tişt gelekî biha ye! – Everything is very expensive.
- Tiştek nabe! – Nothing will happen! (also Never mind)
- Ma kesekî te tune ye? Haven’t you got anybody?
- Ez neçûm derekê, ez li malê bûm. – I didn’t go anywhere, I was home.
- Tu kesekî dibînî? – Do you see anybody?
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