aşalıwçu
/aʃalɯwtʃu/
edible — Said mainly of plants.
- aşalıwçu hansla — edible herbs
- bu hans aşalıwçudu — this herb is edible
- bu hans aşalıwçu tüldü — this herb is not edible
- tawda aşalıwçu hansla köbdüle — there are many edible herbs in the mountains
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | aşalıwçumaI am edible | aşalıwçusayou are edible | aşalıwçuduhe is edible | aşalıwçubuzwe are edible | aşalıwçusuzyou all are edible | aşalıwçudulathey are edible |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden aşalıwçudu — "compared to me, he is edible."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki aşalıwçudumine is edible | seniki aşalıwçuduyours is edible | anıqı aşalıwçuduhis is edible | bizniki aşalıwçuduours is edible | sizniki aşalıwçuduyours (pl.) is edible | alanıqı aşalıwçudutheirs is edible |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile aşalıwçudulamine are edible | senikile aşalıwçudulayours are edible | anıqıla aşalıwçudulahis are edible | biznikile aşalıwçudulaours are edible | siznikile aşalıwçudulayours (pl.) are edible | alanıqıla aşalıwçudulatheirs are edible |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu aşalıwçudu, bıla aşalıwçudula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".