ştatdağı
/ʃtatdaʁɯ/
staff, on the staff — Describes a person or post that is part of an organization's official staff, as in ştatdağı qulluqçu "staff member".
- ştatdağı qulluqçu — staff employee
- ol ştatdağı işçidi — he is a staff worker
- şkolda ştatdağı ustazla — the staff teachers at the school
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | ştatdağımaI am staff | ştatdağısayou are staff | ştatdağıdıhe is staff | ştatdağıbızwe are staff | ştatdağısızyou all are staff | ştatdağıdılathey are staff |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden ştatdağıdı — "compared to me, he is staff."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki ştatdağıdımine is staff | seniki ştatdağıdıyours is staff | anıqı ştatdağıdıhis is staff | bizniki ştatdağıdıours is staff | sizniki ştatdağıdıyours (pl.) is staff | alanıqı ştatdağıdıtheirs is staff |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile ştatdağıdılamine are staff | senikile ştatdağıdılayours are staff | anıqıla ştatdağıdılahis are staff | biznikile ştatdağıdılaours are staff | siznikile ştatdağıdılayours (pl.) are staff | alanıqıla ştatdağıdılatheirs are staff |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu ştatdağıdı, bıla ştatdağıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".