appa-açı
/appa-atʃɯ/
very bitter, extremely bitter — An intensive form of açı "bitter".
- appa-açı darman — a very bitter medicine
- bu suw appa-açıdı — this water is very bitter
- darman appa-açı edi — the medicine was very bitter
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | appa-açımaI am very bitter | appa-açısayou are very bitter | appa-açıdıhe is very bitter | appa-açıbızwe are very bitter | appa-açısızyou all are very bitter | appa-açıdılathey are very bitter |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden appa-açıdı — "compared to me, he is very bitter."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki appa-açıdımine is very bitter | seniki appa-açıdıyours is very bitter | anıqı appa-açıdıhis is very bitter | bizniki appa-açıdıours is very bitter | sizniki appa-açıdıyours (pl.) is very bitter | alanıqı appa-açıdıtheirs is very bitter |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile appa-açıdılamine are very bitter | senikile appa-açıdılayours are very bitter | anıqıla appa-açıdılahis are very bitter | biznikile appa-açıdılaours are very bitter | siznikile appa-açıdılayours (pl.) are very bitter | alanıqıla appa-açıdılatheirs are very bitter |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu appa-açıdı, bıla appa-açıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".