appa-ajayıb
/appa-adʒajɯb/
very interesting, fascinating
- appa-ajayıb hapar — a fascinating story
- appa-ajayıb kitab oqudum — I read a fascinating book
- appa-ajayıb zatla kördük — we saw very interesting things
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | appa-ajayıbmaI am fascinating | appa-ajayıbsayou are fascinating | appa-ajayıbdıhe is fascinating | appa-ajayıbbızwe are fascinating | appa-ajayıbsızyou all are fascinating | appa-ajayıbdılathey are fascinating |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden appa-ajayıbdı — "compared to me, he is fascinating."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki appa-ajayıbdımine is fascinating | seniki appa-ajayıbdıyours is fascinating | anıqı appa-ajayıbdıhis is fascinating | bizniki appa-ajayıbdıours is fascinating | sizniki appa-ajayıbdıyours (pl.) is fascinating | alanıqı appa-ajayıbdıtheirs is fascinating |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile appa-ajayıbdılamine are fascinating | senikile appa-ajayıbdılayours are fascinating | anıqıla appa-ajayıbdılahis are fascinating | biznikile appa-ajayıbdılaours are fascinating | siznikile appa-ajayıbdılayours (pl.) are fascinating | alanıqıla appa-ajayıbdılatheirs are fascinating |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu appa-ajayıbdı, bıla appa-ajayıbdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".