şekelli
/ʃekelli/
resembling, similar, like; having the form of — Follows the noun it compares to, as in kertme şekelli "pear-shaped".
- kertme şekelli — pear-shaped
- bir şekelli — uniform, all of one form
- ay şekelli tögerek — round like the moon
- bu şekelli üy — a house like this
- ne şekelli? — like what? in the form of what?
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | şekellimeI am resembling | şekelliseyou are resembling | şekellidihe is resembling | şekellibizwe are resembling | şekellisizyou all are resembling | şekellidilethey are resembling |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden şekellidi — "compared to me, he is resembling."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki şekellidimine is resembling | seniki şekellidiyours is resembling | anıqı şekellidihis is resembling | bizniki şekellidiours is resembling | sizniki şekellidiyours (pl.) is resembling | alanıqı şekelliditheirs is resembling |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile şekellidilemine are resembling | senikile şekellidileyours are resembling | anıqıla şekellidilehis are resembling | biznikile şekellidileours are resembling | siznikile şekellidileyours (pl.) are resembling | alanıqıla şekellidiletheirs are resembling |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu şekellidi, bıla şekellidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".