çolaq
/tʃolaq/
1. one-armed, armless, with a crippled arm or hand
- çolaq adam — a one-armed man
- anı oŋ qolu çolaqdı — his right arm is crippled
- çolaq bolurğa — to lose the use of an arm
- ol uruşda çolaq bolğandı — he lost the use of an arm in the war
2. clumsy with one's hands, unskilled, all thumbs one source
- çolaq jaş — a clumsy lad
- qolları çolaqdıla — his hands are clumsy
- ol bu işge çolaqdı — he is unskilled at this work
- işlegende erinme, işde çolaq körünme — don't be lazy when working, don't look clumsy at work
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | çolaqdıhe is one-armed | çolaqdılathey are one-armed | ||||
| comparative — more | çolağıraqdıhe is more one-armed | çolağıraqdılathey are more one-armed | ||||
| intensifier — very | bek çolaqdıhe is very one-armed | bek çolaqdılathey are very one-armed | ||||
| superlative — most | em çolaqdıhe is the most one-armed | em çolaqdılathey are the most one-armed |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden çolaqdı — "compared to me, he is one-armed."