appa-açıq
/appa-atʃɯq/
1. wide open, completely open
- appa-açıq eşik — a wide-open door
- appa-açıq terezele — wide-open windows
- eşikle appa-açıqdıla — the doors are wide open
2. completely openly, frankly
- bilgeniŋi appa-açıq ayt — say what you know openly
- appa-açıq söleşeyik — let's talk openly
3. quite clearly, distinctly
- juğuturnu appa-açıq kördü — he saw the tur clearly
- tawlanı appa-açıq köreme — I see the mountains clearly
- Miŋi Taw appa-açıq körünedi — Mingi Tau is clearly visible
4. perfectly clear, obvious
- har zat appa-açıqdı — everything is perfectly clear
- anı tersligi appa-açıqdı — his guilt is obvious
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | appa-açıqmaI am wide open | appa-açıqsayou are wide open | appa-açıqdıhe is wide open | appa-açıqbızwe are wide open | appa-açıqsızyou all are wide open | appa-açıqdılathey are wide open |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden appa-açıqdı — "compared to me, he is wide open."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki appa-açıqdımine is wide open | seniki appa-açıqdıyours is wide open | anıqı appa-açıqdıhis is wide open | bizniki appa-açıqdıours is wide open | sizniki appa-açıqdıyours (pl.) is wide open | alanıqı appa-açıqdıtheirs is wide open |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile appa-açıqdılamine are wide open | senikile appa-açıqdılayours are wide open | anıqıla appa-açıqdılahis are wide open | biznikile appa-açıqdılaours are wide open | siznikile appa-açıqdılayours (pl.) are wide open | alanıqıla appa-açıqdılatheirs are wide open |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu appa-açıqdı, bıla appa-açıqdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".