aldağı
/aldaʁɯ/
1. front, in front, foremost, leading
- aldağı at — the leading horse
- aldağı üy — the house in front
- aldağı maşinada adam köb edi — there were many people in the front car
- aldağıla terk baradıla — those in front are going fast
2. previous, preceding, the one before
- aldağı jıl — the previous year
- aldağı ders — the previous lesson
- aldağı hapar — the earlier account
3. coming, forthcoming, future
- aldağı jaşaw — the life to come
- aldağı künle — the days to come
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki aldağıdımine is in front | seniki aldağıdıyours is in front | anıqı aldağıdıhis is in front | bizniki aldağıdıours is in front | sizniki aldağıdıyours (pl.) is in front | alanıqı aldağıdıtheirs is in front |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile aldağıdılamine are in front | senikile aldağıdılayours are in front | anıqıla aldağıdılahis are in front | biznikile aldağıdılaours are in front | siznikile aldağıdılayours (pl.) are in front | alanıqıla aldağıdılatheirs are in front |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu aldağıdı, bıla aldağıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".