adebli
/adebli/
1. well-mannered, well-bred, polite, courteous, tactful, respectful
- adebli qız — a well-mannered girl
- adebli jaş — a polite, tactful young man
- adebli adam — a courteous person
- adebli adam adebsizge erişmez — a polite person will not compete with a rude one
2. decent, moral, respectable
- adebli iş — a decent act
3. modest, humble
- adebli emda sabır qız — a modest and quiet girl
4. politely, courteously, tactfully, with good manners
- kesiŋi adebli tut — behave yourself properly
- aŋa adebli qaradıla — they treated him politely
- adebli söleşib — speaking politely
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | adeblimeI am well-mannered | adebliseyou are well-mannered | adeblidihe is well-mannered | adeblibizwe are well-mannered | adeblisizyou all are well-mannered | adeblidilethey are well-mannered |
| comparative — more | adeblirekmeI am more well-mannered | adeblirekseyou are more well-mannered | adeblirekdihe is more well-mannered | adeblirekbizwe are more well-mannered | adeblireksizyou all are more well-mannered | adeblirekdilethey are more well-mannered |
| intensifier — very | bek adeblimeI am very well-mannered | bek adebliseyou are very well-mannered | bek adeblidihe is very well-mannered | bek adeblibizwe are very well-mannered | bek adeblisizyou all are very well-mannered | bek adeblidilethey are very well-mannered |
| superlative — most | em adeblimeI am the most well-mannered | em adebliseyou are the most well-mannered | em adeblidihe is the most well-mannered | em adeblibizwe are the most well-mannered | em adeblisizyou all are the most well-mannered | em adeblidilethey are the most well-mannered |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden adeblidi — "compared to me, he is well-mannered."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki adeblidimine is well-mannered | seniki adeblidiyours is well-mannered | anıqı adeblidihis is well-mannered | bizniki adeblidiours is well-mannered | sizniki adeblidiyours (pl.) is well-mannered | alanıqı adebliditheirs is well-mannered |
| comparative — more | meniki adeblirekdimine is more well-mannered | seniki adeblirekdiyours is more well-mannered | anıqı adeblirekdihis is more well-mannered | bizniki adeblirekdiours is more well-mannered | sizniki adeblirekdiyours (pl.) is more well-mannered | alanıqı adeblirekditheirs is more well-mannered |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek adeblidimine is very well-mannered | seniki bek adeblidiyours is very well-mannered | anıqı bek adeblidihis is very well-mannered | bizniki bek adeblidiours is very well-mannered | sizniki bek adeblidiyours (pl.) is very well-mannered | alanıqı bek adebliditheirs is very well-mannered |
| superlative — most | meniki em adeblidimine is the most well-mannered | seniki em adeblidiyours is the most well-mannered | anıqı em adeblidihis is the most well-mannered | bizniki em adeblidiours is the most well-mannered | sizniki em adeblidiyours (pl.) is the most well-mannered | alanıqı em adebliditheirs is the most well-mannered |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile adeblidilemine are well-mannered | senikile adeblidileyours are well-mannered | anıqıla adeblidilehis are well-mannered | biznikile adeblidileours are well-mannered | siznikile adeblidileyours (pl.) are well-mannered | alanıqıla adeblidiletheirs are well-mannered |
| comparative — more | menikile adeblirekdilemine are more well-mannered | senikile adeblirekdileyours are more well-mannered | anıqıla adeblirekdilehis are more well-mannered | biznikile adeblirekdileours are more well-mannered | siznikile adeblirekdileyours (pl.) are more well-mannered | alanıqıla adeblirekdiletheirs are more well-mannered |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek adeblidilemine are very well-mannered | senikile bek adeblidileyours are very well-mannered | anıqıla bek adeblidilehis are very well-mannered | biznikile bek adeblidileours are very well-mannered | siznikile bek adeblidileyours (pl.) are very well-mannered | alanıqıla bek adeblidiletheirs are very well-mannered |
| superlative — most | menikile em adeblidilemine are the most well-mannered | senikile em adeblidileyours are the most well-mannered | anıqıla em adeblidilehis are the most well-mannered | biznikile em adeblidileours are the most well-mannered | siznikile em adeblidileyours (pl.) are the most well-mannered | alanıqıla em adeblidiletheirs are the most well-mannered |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu adeblidi, bıla adeblidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".