adamça
/adamtʃa/
1. humane, kind to people — As in adamça körüw "humane treatment".
- adamça körüw — humane treatment
- adamça qılıq — humane conduct
- adamça iş etdi — he did a humane thing
2. humanely, like a human being, as a decent person should — As in adamça söleş "speak like a human being". The phrase bir adamça means "unanimously, as one person".
- adamça söleş! — speak like a human being!
- biz adamça jaşağanbız — we lived as decent people should
- adamça jaşarğa — to live like a human being
- qonaqğa adamça qaradıla — they treated the guest humanely
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | adamçamaI am humane | adamçasayou are humane | adamçadıhe is humane | adamçabızwe are humane | adamçasızyou all are humane | adamçadılathey are humane |
| comparative — more | adamçaraqmaI am more humane | adamçaraqsayou are more humane | adamçaraqdıhe is more humane | adamçaraqbızwe are more humane | adamçaraqsızyou all are more humane | adamçaraqdılathey are more humane |
| intensifier — very | bek adamçamaI am very humane | bek adamçasayou are very humane | bek adamçadıhe is very humane | bek adamçabızwe are very humane | bek adamçasızyou all are very humane | bek adamçadılathey are very humane |
| superlative — most | em adamçamaI am the most humane | em adamçasayou are the most humane | em adamçadıhe is the most humane | em adamçabızwe are the most humane | em adamçasızyou all are the most humane | em adamçadılathey are the most humane |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden adamçadı — "compared to me, he is humane."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki adamçadımine is humane | seniki adamçadıyours is humane | anıqı adamçadıhis is humane | bizniki adamçadıours is humane | sizniki adamçadıyours (pl.) is humane | alanıqı adamçadıtheirs is humane |
| comparative — more | meniki adamçaraqdımine is more humane | seniki adamçaraqdıyours is more humane | anıqı adamçaraqdıhis is more humane | bizniki adamçaraqdıours is more humane | sizniki adamçaraqdıyours (pl.) is more humane | alanıqı adamçaraqdıtheirs is more humane |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek adamçadımine is very humane | seniki bek adamçadıyours is very humane | anıqı bek adamçadıhis is very humane | bizniki bek adamçadıours is very humane | sizniki bek adamçadıyours (pl.) is very humane | alanıqı bek adamçadıtheirs is very humane |
| superlative — most | meniki em adamçadımine is the most humane | seniki em adamçadıyours is the most humane | anıqı em adamçadıhis is the most humane | bizniki em adamçadıours is the most humane | sizniki em adamçadıyours (pl.) is the most humane | alanıqı em adamçadıtheirs is the most humane |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile adamçadılamine are humane | senikile adamçadılayours are humane | anıqıla adamçadılahis are humane | biznikile adamçadılaours are humane | siznikile adamçadılayours (pl.) are humane | alanıqıla adamçadılatheirs are humane |
| comparative — more | menikile adamçaraqdılamine are more humane | senikile adamçaraqdılayours are more humane | anıqıla adamçaraqdılahis are more humane | biznikile adamçaraqdılaours are more humane | siznikile adamçaraqdılayours (pl.) are more humane | alanıqıla adamçaraqdılatheirs are more humane |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek adamçadılamine are very humane | senikile bek adamçadılayours are very humane | anıqıla bek adamçadılahis are very humane | biznikile bek adamçadılaours are very humane | siznikile bek adamçadılayours (pl.) are very humane | alanıqıla bek adamçadılatheirs are very humane |
| superlative — most | menikile em adamçadılamine are the most humane | senikile em adamçadılayours are the most humane | anıqıla em adamçadılahis are the most humane | biznikile em adamçadılaours are the most humane | siznikile em adamçadılayours (pl.) are the most humane | alanıqıla em adamçadılatheirs are the most humane |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu adamçadı, bıla adamçadıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".