açığawuz
/atʃɯʁawuz/
careless, scatterbrained, absent-minded, gaping (of a person); a gawker, a scatterbrain — Literally "open-mouthed." Used of people, as in açığawuz adam, and also as a noun for such a person. A close synonym is awuzaçıq.
- açığawuz adam — a careless person
- açığawuz qatınıŋ — your scatterbrained wife
- ol açığawuznu aythan sözleri — the words that scatterbrain said
- Açığawuzla! — You gawkers!
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | açığawuzmaI am careless | açığawuzsayou are careless | açığawuzduhe is careless | açığawuzbuzwe are careless | açığawuzsuzyou all are careless | açığawuzdulathey are careless |
| comparative — more | açığawuzuraqmaI am more careless | açığawuzuraqsayou are more careless | açığawuzuraqdıhe is more careless | açığawuzuraqbızwe are more careless | açığawuzuraqsızyou all are more careless | açığawuzuraqdılathey are more careless |
| intensifier — very | bek açığawuzmaI am very careless | bek açığawuzsayou are very careless | bek açığawuzduhe is very careless | bek açığawuzbuzwe are very careless | bek açığawuzsuzyou all are very careless | bek açığawuzdulathey are very careless |
| superlative — most | em açığawuzmaI am the most careless | em açığawuzsayou are the most careless | em açığawuzduhe is the most careless | em açığawuzbuzwe are the most careless | em açığawuzsuzyou all are the most careless | em açığawuzdulathey are the most careless |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden açığawuzdu — "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 açığawuzdumine is careless | seniki açığawuzduyours is careless | anıqı açığawuzduhis is careless | bizniki açığawuzduours is careless | sizniki açığawuzduyours (pl.) is careless | alanıqı açığawuzdutheirs is careless |
| comparative — more | meniki açığawuzuraqdımine is more careless | seniki açığawuzuraqdıyours is more careless | anıqı açığawuzuraqdıhis is more careless | bizniki açığawuzuraqdıours is more careless | sizniki açığawuzuraqdıyours (pl.) is more careless | alanıqı açığawuzuraqdıtheirs is more careless |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek açığawuzdumine is very careless | seniki bek açığawuzduyours is very careless | anıqı bek açığawuzduhis is very careless | bizniki bek açığawuzduours is very careless | sizniki bek açığawuzduyours (pl.) is very careless | alanıqı bek açığawuzdutheirs is very careless |
| superlative — most | meniki em açığawuzdumine is the most careless | seniki em açığawuzduyours is the most careless | anıqı em açığawuzduhis is the most careless | bizniki em açığawuzduours is the most careless | sizniki em açığawuzduyours (pl.) is the most careless | alanıqı em açığawuzdutheirs is the most careless |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile açığawuzdulamine are careless | senikile açığawuzdulayours are careless | anıqıla açığawuzdulahis are careless | biznikile açığawuzdulaours are careless | siznikile açığawuzdulayours (pl.) are careless | alanıqıla açığawuzdulatheirs are careless |
| comparative — more | menikile açığawuzuraqdılamine are more careless | senikile açığawuzuraqdılayours are more careless | anıqıla açığawuzuraqdılahis are more careless | biznikile açığawuzuraqdılaours are more careless | siznikile açığawuzuraqdılayours (pl.) are more careless | alanıqıla açığawuzuraqdılatheirs are more careless |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek açığawuzdulamine are very careless | senikile bek açığawuzdulayours are very careless | anıqıla bek açığawuzdulahis are very careless | biznikile bek açığawuzdulaours are very careless | siznikile bek açığawuzdulayours (pl.) are very careless | alanıqıla bek açığawuzdulatheirs are very careless |
| superlative — most | menikile em açığawuzdulamine are the most careless | senikile em açığawuzdulayours are the most careless | anıqıla em açığawuzdulahis are the most careless | biznikile em açığawuzdulaours are the most careless | siznikile em açığawuzdulayours (pl.) are the most careless | alanıqıla em açığawuzdulatheirs are the most careless |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu açığawuzdu, bıla açığawuzdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".