English - Kurdish (Northern) translation

English to Northern Kurdish: choose Kurmanji grammar, not a generic Kurdish gloss

The requested Kurdish variety matters

This direction targets Northern Kurdish, commonly called Kurmanji. Central Kurdish or Sorani is not the same text in a different alphabet: vocabulary and grammatical constructions differ. Select the intended variety before translating a request or personal message, and do not combine phrases from unrelated Kurdish resources simply because each carries a Kurdish label.

Latin-based Kurmanji spelling uses distinctions such as ê, î, û, ç, and ş. Preserve them in ordinary prose and in names supplied in that spelling. A pronunciation aid or a restricted-character technical fallback should remain separate from the normal written message. A recipient may need the original characters to identify a name or find a quoted term.

English subject forms do not determine every past actor form

Kurmanji treats relevant past transitive constructions differently from ordinary present clauses. The English I cannot always be translated by inserting ez before every verb. An oblique form such as min can identify the actor in a past transitive pattern. Build the actual target construction rather than carrying one pronoun choice across all tenses and verbs.

This is important in delivery and work updates. Identify who sent an item, who received it, and which event is complete before composing the target. A sentence with recognizable vocabulary can still reverse the roles if the grammatical pattern is borrowed from English. Retain the same people through the entire sequence.

Choose a present meaning from the situation

“I am coming” can be “Ez têm” in a suitable context. “I am not coming” can be “Ez nayêm.” The negative construction changes the verb form; it is not made by dropping an English-style not into an arbitrary position. A source about a repeated habit may need a different English explanation of the same broad present pattern.

Preserve any time expression and qualification. A definite arrival plan, a general routine, and a tentative intention are not interchangeable. If the English message includes a condition, keep it connected to the arrival rather than letting a concise Kurmanji sentence sound like an unconditional promise.

Noun phrases need their own relationships

Kurmanji noun phrases can use gender, case, and linking forms that English does not provide directly. Determine the head noun, its modifier, the owner, and any recipient before choosing endings. English adjective order or possessive spelling cannot simply be pasted onto Kurdish dictionary headwords.

“Thank you” can be “Spas” in an appropriate exchange. Use a natural social expression without adding an invented relationship or title. Finally, preserve official names, URLs, and exact reference codes. Translating the surrounding sentence should not change a quoted identifier or silently replace a regional term with another variety’s superficially similar word.