çörçek
/tʃørtʃek/ · plural çörçekle
1. nimble, brisk, quick, spirited
- çörçek sabiy — a brisk, lively child
- çörçek jaşçıq — a nimble little boy
- ol bek çörçekdi — he is very nimble
- çörçek tay — a spirited colt
- çabıb kelgen çörçek tayçıqnı — the spirited little colt that came running
- çörçek qozu — a spirited lamb
- sawluqlu, çıraylı, çörçek adam edi — was a healthy, handsome, spirited man
2. mischievous, naughty, pugnacious, scrappy
- çörçek jaş — a mischievous lad
- bu jaşçıq ne çörçekdi — how mischievous this little boy is
- ol Çomurça çörçek tüldü — he is not mischievous like Chomur
- bir qawum çörçek jaş — a few mischievous lads
- jaş zamanım — çörçek zamanım — my youth, my mischievous time
3. mischief-maker, prankster, scamp
- ol ullu çörçekdi — he is a great scamp
- çörçekle jıyıldıla — the pranksters gathered
- çörçekni tıyarğa — to restrain the mischief-maker
4. brawler, bully, hooligan
- men ol çörçekden qorqmayma — I am not afraid of that bully
5. dashing, daring one source
- çörçek jigit — a dashing young hero
6. headstrong, unruly one source
- çörçek jaşlay, tıyğısızdı — like an unruly lad, it is uncontrollable
As an adjective
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | çörçekmeI am nimble | çörçekseyou are nimble | çörçekdihe is nimble | çörçekbizwe are nimble | çörçeksizyou all are nimble | çörçekdilethey are nimble |
| comparative — more | çörçegirekmeI am nimbler | çörçegirekseyou are nimbler | çörçegirekdihe is nimbler | çörçegirekbizwe are nimbler | çörçegireksizyou all are nimbler | çörçegirekdilethey are nimbler |
| intensifier — very | bek çörçekmeI am very nimble | bek çörçekseyou are very nimble | bek çörçekdihe is very nimble | bek çörçekbizwe are very nimble | bek çörçeksizyou all are very nimble | bek çörçekdilethey are very nimble |
| superlative — most | em çörçekmeI am the nimblest | em çörçekseyou are the nimblest | em çörçekdihe is the nimblest | em çörçekbizwe are the nimblest | em çörçeksizyou all are the nimblest | em çörçekdilethey are the nimblest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden çörçekdi — "compared to me, he is nimble."
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | çörçekthe mischief-maker | çörçegimmy mischief-maker | çörçegiŋyour mischief-maker | çörçegihis mischief-maker | çörçegibizour mischief-maker | çörçegigizyou all's mischief-maker | çörçekleritheir mischief-makers |
| Genitive | çörçeknithe mischief-maker's | çörçegimimy mischief-maker's | çörçegiŋiyour mischief-maker's | çörçeginihis mischief-maker's | çörçegibizniour mischief-maker's | çörçegigizniyou all's mischief-maker's | çörçeklerinitheir mischief-makers' |
| Accusative | çörçeknithe mischief-maker (as the object) | çörçegimimy mischief-maker (as the object) | çörçegiŋiyour mischief-maker (as the object) | çörçeginhis mischief-maker (as the object) | çörçegibizniour mischief-maker (as the object) | çörçegigizniyou all's mischief-maker (as the object) | çörçeklerintheir mischief-makers (as the object) |
| Dative | çörçekgeto the mischief-maker | çörçegimeto my mischief-maker | çörçegiŋeto your mischief-maker | çörçegineto his mischief-maker | çörçegibizgeto our mischief-maker | çörçegigizgeto you all's mischief-maker | çörçeklerineto their mischief-makers |
| Locative | çörçekdein / at the mischief-maker | çörçegimdein / at my mischief-maker | çörçegiŋdein / at your mischief-maker | çörçegindein / at his mischief-maker | çörçegibizdein / at our mischief-maker | çörçegigizdein / at you all's mischief-maker | çörçeklerindein / at their mischief-makers |
| Ablative | çörçekdenfrom the mischief-maker | çörçegimdenfrom my mischief-maker | çörçegiŋdenfrom your mischief-maker | çörçegindenfrom his mischief-maker | çörçegibizdenfrom our mischief-maker | çörçegigizdenfrom you all's mischief-maker | çörçeklerindenfrom their mischief-makers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | çörçeklethe mischief-makers | çörçeklerimmy mischief-makers | çörçekleriŋyour mischief-makers | çörçeklerihis mischief-makers | çörçekleribizour mischief-makers | çörçeklerigizyou all's mischief-makers | çörçekleritheir mischief-makers |
| Genitive | çörçeklenithe mischief-makers' | çörçeklerimimy mischief-makers' | çörçekleriŋiyour mischief-makers' | çörçeklerinihis mischief-makers' | çörçekleribizniour mischief-makers' | çörçeklerigizniyou all's mischief-makers' | çörçeklerinitheir mischief-makers' |
| Accusative | çörçeklenithe mischief-makers (as the object) | çörçeklerimimy mischief-makers (as the object) | çörçekleriŋiyour mischief-makers (as the object) | çörçeklerinhis mischief-makers (as the object) | çörçekleribizniour mischief-makers (as the object) | çörçeklerigizniyou all's mischief-makers (as the object) | çörçeklerintheir mischief-makers (as the object) |
| Dative | çörçeklegeto the mischief-makers | çörçeklerimeto my mischief-makers | çörçekleriŋeto your mischief-makers | çörçeklerineto his mischief-makers | çörçekleribizgeto our mischief-makers | çörçeklerigizgeto you all's mischief-makers | çörçeklerineto their mischief-makers |
| Locative | çörçekledein / at the mischief-makers | çörçeklerimdein / at my mischief-makers | çörçekleriŋdein / at your mischief-makers | çörçeklerindein / at his mischief-makers | çörçekleribizdein / at our mischief-makers | çörçeklerigizdein / at you all's mischief-makers | çörçeklerindein / at their mischief-makers |
| Ablative | çörçekledenfrom the mischief-makers | çörçeklerimdenfrom my mischief-makers | çörçekleriŋdenfrom your mischief-makers | çörçeklerindenfrom his mischief-makers | çörçekleribizdenfrom our mischief-makers | çörçeklerigizdenfrom you all's mischief-makers | çörçeklerindenfrom their mischief-makers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çörçekleri can mean "his / her mischief-makers", "their mischief-maker", or "their mischief-makers" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | çörçeknikithe mischief-maker's one | çörçeknikilethe mischief-maker's ones | çörçeklenikithe mischief-makers' one | çörçeklenikilethe mischief-makers' ones |
| Genitive | çörçeknikiniof the mischief-maker's one | çörçeknikileniof the mischief-maker's ones | çörçeklenikiniof the mischief-makers' one | çörçeklenikileniof the mischief-makers' ones |
| Accusative | çörçeknikinthe mischief-maker's one (as the object) | çörçeknikilenithe mischief-maker's ones (as the object) | çörçeklenikinthe mischief-makers' one (as the object) | çörçeklenikilenithe mischief-makers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | çörçeknikineto the mischief-maker's one | çörçeknikilegeto the mischief-maker's ones | çörçeklenikineto the mischief-makers' one | çörçeklenikilegeto the mischief-makers' ones |
| Locative | çörçeknikindein / at the mischief-maker's one | çörçeknikiledein / at the mischief-maker's ones | çörçeklenikindein / at the mischief-makers' one | çörçeklenikiledein / at the mischief-makers' ones |
| Ablative | çörçeknikindenfrom the mischief-maker's one | çörçeknikiledenfrom the mischief-maker's ones | çörçeklenikindenfrom the mischief-makers' one | çörçeklenikiledenfrom the mischief-makers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.