çortburun
/tʃortburun/
snub-nosed, short-nosed
- çortburun jaş — a snub-nosed boy
- çortburun qızçıq — a snub-nosed little girl
- ol sabiy çortburundu — that child is snub-nosed
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | çortburunmaI am snub-nosed | çortburunsayou are snub-nosed | çortburunduhe is snub-nosed | çortburunbuzwe are snub-nosed | çortburunsuzyou all are snub-nosed | çortburundulathey are snub-nosed |
| comparative — more | çortburunuraqmaI am more snub-nosed | çortburunuraqsayou are more snub-nosed | çortburunuraqdıhe is more snub-nosed | çortburunuraqbızwe are more snub-nosed | çortburunuraqsızyou all are more snub-nosed | çortburunuraqdılathey are more snub-nosed |
| intensifier — very | bek çortburunmaI am very snub-nosed | bek çortburunsayou are very snub-nosed | bek çortburunduhe is very snub-nosed | bek çortburunbuzwe are very snub-nosed | bek çortburunsuzyou all are very snub-nosed | bek çortburundulathey are very snub-nosed |
| superlative — most | em çortburunmaI am the most snub-nosed | em çortburunsayou are the most snub-nosed | em çortburunduhe is the most snub-nosed | em çortburunbuzwe are the most snub-nosed | em çortburunsuzyou all are the most snub-nosed | em çortburundulathey are the most snub-nosed |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden çortburundu — "compared to me, he is snub-nosed."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki çortburundumine is snub-nosed | seniki çortburunduyours is snub-nosed | anıqı çortburunduhis is snub-nosed | bizniki çortburunduours is snub-nosed | sizniki çortburunduyours (pl.) is snub-nosed | alanıqı çortburundutheirs is snub-nosed |
| comparative — more | meniki çortburunuraqdımine is more snub-nosed | seniki çortburunuraqdıyours is more snub-nosed | anıqı çortburunuraqdıhis is more snub-nosed | bizniki çortburunuraqdıours is more snub-nosed | sizniki çortburunuraqdıyours (pl.) is more snub-nosed | alanıqı çortburunuraqdıtheirs is more snub-nosed |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek çortburundumine is very snub-nosed | seniki bek çortburunduyours is very snub-nosed | anıqı bek çortburunduhis is very snub-nosed | bizniki bek çortburunduours is very snub-nosed | sizniki bek çortburunduyours (pl.) is very snub-nosed | alanıqı bek çortburundutheirs is very snub-nosed |
| superlative — most | meniki em çortburundumine is the most snub-nosed | seniki em çortburunduyours is the most snub-nosed | anıqı em çortburunduhis is the most snub-nosed | bizniki em çortburunduours is the most snub-nosed | sizniki em çortburunduyours (pl.) is the most snub-nosed | alanıqı em çortburundutheirs is the most snub-nosed |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile çortburundulamine are snub-nosed | senikile çortburundulayours are snub-nosed | anıqıla çortburundulahis are snub-nosed | biznikile çortburundulaours are snub-nosed | siznikile çortburundulayours (pl.) are snub-nosed | alanıqıla çortburundulatheirs are snub-nosed |
| comparative — more | menikile çortburunuraqdılamine are more snub-nosed | senikile çortburunuraqdılayours are more snub-nosed | anıqıla çortburunuraqdılahis are more snub-nosed | biznikile çortburunuraqdılaours are more snub-nosed | siznikile çortburunuraqdılayours (pl.) are more snub-nosed | alanıqıla çortburunuraqdılatheirs are more snub-nosed |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek çortburundulamine are very snub-nosed | senikile bek çortburundulayours are very snub-nosed | anıqıla bek çortburundulahis are very snub-nosed | biznikile bek çortburundulaours are very snub-nosed | siznikile bek çortburundulayours (pl.) are very snub-nosed | alanıqıla bek çortburundulatheirs are very snub-nosed |
| superlative — most | menikile em çortburundulamine are the most snub-nosed | senikile em çortburundulayours are the most snub-nosed | anıqıla em çortburundulahis are the most snub-nosed | biznikile em çortburundulaours are the most snub-nosed | siznikile em çortburundulayours (pl.) are the most snub-nosed | alanıqıla em çortburundulatheirs are the most snub-nosed |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu çortburundu, bıla çortburundula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".