aldır
/aldɯr/
Definitions
1. flattering, ingratiating, fawning
- aldır sözle — flattering words
- aldır sözlege iynanma — do not believe flattering words
- anı tili aldırdı — his tongue is ingratiating
2. engaging, pleasant, sociable
- aldır adam — an engaging person
- ol bek aldır jaşdı — he is a very sociable young man
- aldır qız — a pleasant girl
3. a flatterer, a person who praises others for personal advantage
- ol aldırdı — he is a flatterer
- aldırlanı süymeyme — I do not like toadies
- aldırnı sözüne iynanma — do not believe a flatterer's word
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or .As an adjective
Degrees
| base form | aldırflattering |
|---|---|
| comparative — more | aldırıraqmore flattering |
| intensifier — very | bek aldırvery flattering |
| superlative — most | em aldırthe most flattering |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden aldırdı — "compared to me, he is flattering."
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men aldırmaI am flattering | biz aldırbızwe are flattering |
| 2nd person | sen aldırsayou are flattering | siz aldırsızyou all are flattering |
| 3rd person | ol aldırdıhe / she / it is flattering | ala aldırdılathey are flattering |
As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aldırthe flatterer | aldırlathe flatterers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | aldırnıthe flatterer's | aldırlanıthe flatterers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | aldırnıthe flatterer (as the object) | aldırlanıthe flatterers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | aldırğato the flatterer | aldırlağato the flatterers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | aldırdaat / in the flatterer | aldırladaat / in the flatterers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | aldırdanfrom the flatterer | aldırladanfrom the flatterers | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | aldırımmy flatterer | aldırlarımmy flatterers |
| your | aldırıngyour flatterer | aldırlarıngyour flatterers |
| his / her | aldırıhis / her flatterer | aldırlarıhis / her flatterers |
| our | aldırıbızour flatterer | aldırlarıbızour flatterers |
| you all's | aldırığızyou all's flatterer | aldırlarığızyou all's flatterers |
| their | aldırlarıtheir flatterer | aldırlarıtheir flatterers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: aldırları can mean "his / her flatterers", "their flatterer", or "their flatterers" — context decides.