apçıwlu
/aptʃɯwlu/
1. difficult, unbearable, hard to endure, grievous; bringing hardship or losses — Said of a year, a task or a period of time. apçıwlu jıl is a hard year, especially one in which many people died.
- apçıwlu jıl — a year of many losses
- apçıwlu jol — a hard road
- apçıwlu zaman — a grievous time
- bu apçıwlu közüwde — at this hard time
- bu jıl apçıwludu — this year is a grievous one
- apçıwlu közüwde — at a hard time
2. unprofitable, loss-making, ruinous
- apçıwlu iş — an unprofitable business
- bu iş apçıwludu — this business is loss-making
- apçıwlu satıw — a ruinous sale
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | apçıwlumaI am difficult | apçıwlusayou are difficult | apçıwluduhe is difficult | apçıwlubuzwe are difficult | apçıwlusuzyou all are difficult | apçıwludulathey are difficult |
| comparative — more | apçıwluraqmaI am more difficult | apçıwluraqsayou are more difficult | apçıwluraqdıhe is more difficult | apçıwluraqbızwe are more difficult | apçıwluraqsızyou all are more difficult | apçıwluraqdılathey are more difficult |
| intensifier — very | bek apçıwlumaI am very difficult | bek apçıwlusayou are very difficult | bek apçıwluduhe is very difficult | bek apçıwlubuzwe are very difficult | bek apçıwlusuzyou all are very difficult | bek apçıwludulathey are very difficult |
| superlative — most | em apçıwlumaI am the most difficult | em apçıwlusayou are the most difficult | em apçıwluduhe is the most difficult | em apçıwlubuzwe are the most difficult | em apçıwlusuzyou all are the most difficult | em apçıwludulathey are the most difficult |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden apçıwludu — "compared to me, he is difficult."