çola
/tʃola/
1. careless, slapdash, negligent, superficial, perfunctory
- çola iş — slapdash work
- çola bilim — superficial knowledge
- aşıqğannı işi çola — the hasty one's work is slapdash
- bilimi çola bolğanın — that his knowledge was superficial
- ol çola adam köre edim — it turns out he is a worthless man
2. unreliable, unguarded, exposed, weak
- çola jer — a weak, unguarded spot
- hıylaçıla çola jer izleydile — the cunning look for a weak spot
- har adamnı çola jerin izleydile — they look for every person's weak spot
- çola jerleriŋi maraydı — he lies in wait for your weak spots
- çola zaman — an unguarded moment
3. unguarded, unattended, left unwatched — Used of livestock and property, as in çola mal (unattended livestock). Guzeev 2000 marks this sense as figurative.
- çola mal — unguarded livestock
- çola ırıshı — unguarded property
- çola malnı terk tabar — will quickly find the unguarded livestock
4. carelessly, superficially, indistinctly
- işin çola etdi — he did his work carelessly
- çola qalanŋan huna — a sloppily built wall
- çola jonulğan ağaç — carelessly planed wood
- jumuşun bügün da çola etmedi — today too he did not do his task carelessly
- çola söleşdi — he spoke carelessly
5. indistinctly, partly, not fully — Used with verbs of hearing and understanding, as in çola eşit (hear only partly) and çola aŋıla (understand vaguely). It also appears before a noun, as in çola oquw (indistinct reading).
- men anı çola eşitdim — I heard it only indistinctly
- işlerin seniça çola aŋılağanla — those who understand their work as vaguely as you
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | çolamaI am careless | çolasayou are careless | çoladıhe is careless | çolabızwe are careless | çolasızyou all are careless | çoladılathey are careless |
| comparative — more | çolaraqmaI am more careless | çolaraqsayou are more careless | çolaraqdıhe is more careless | çolaraqbızwe are more careless | çolaraqsızyou all are more careless | çolaraqdılathey are more careless |
| intensifier — very | bek çolamaI am very careless | bek çolasayou are very careless | bek çoladıhe is very careless | bek çolabızwe are very careless | bek çolasızyou all are very careless | bek çoladılathey are very careless |
| superlative — most | em çolamaI am the most careless | em çolasayou are the most careless | em çoladıhe is the most careless | em çolabızwe are the most careless | em çolasızyou all are the most careless | em çoladılathey are the most careless |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden çoladı — "compared to me, he is careless."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki çoladımine is careless | seniki çoladıyours is careless | anıqı çoladıhis is careless | bizniki çoladıours is careless | sizniki çoladıyours (pl.) is careless | alanıqı çoladıtheirs is careless |
| comparative — more | meniki çolaraqdımine is more careless | seniki çolaraqdıyours is more careless | anıqı çolaraqdıhis is more careless | bizniki çolaraqdıours is more careless | sizniki çolaraqdıyours (pl.) is more careless | alanıqı çolaraqdıtheirs is more careless |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek çoladımine is very careless | seniki bek çoladıyours is very careless | anıqı bek çoladıhis is very careless | bizniki bek çoladıours is very careless | sizniki bek çoladıyours (pl.) is very careless | alanıqı bek çoladıtheirs is very careless |
| superlative — most | meniki em çoladımine is the most careless | seniki em çoladıyours is the most careless | anıqı em çoladıhis is the most careless | bizniki em çoladıours is the most careless | sizniki em çoladıyours (pl.) is the most careless | alanıqı em çoladıtheirs is the most careless |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile çoladılamine are careless | senikile çoladılayours are careless | anıqıla çoladılahis are careless | biznikile çoladılaours are careless | siznikile çoladılayours (pl.) are careless | alanıqıla çoladılatheirs are careless |
| comparative — more | menikile çolaraqdılamine are more careless | senikile çolaraqdılayours are more careless | anıqıla çolaraqdılahis are more careless | biznikile çolaraqdılaours are more careless | siznikile çolaraqdılayours (pl.) are more careless | alanıqıla çolaraqdılatheirs are more careless |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek çoladılamine are very careless | senikile bek çoladılayours are very careless | anıqıla bek çoladılahis are very careless | biznikile bek çoladılaours are very careless | siznikile bek çoladılayours (pl.) are very careless | alanıqıla bek çoladılatheirs are very careless |
| superlative — most | menikile em çoladılamine are the most careless | senikile em çoladılayours are the most careless | anıqıla em çoladılahis are the most careless | biznikile em çoladılaours are the most careless | siznikile em çoladılayours (pl.) are the most careless | alanıqıla em çoladılatheirs are the most careless |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu çoladı, bıla çoladıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".