aradağı
/aradaʁɯ/
1. lying in between, middle, intermediate, situated in the middle
- aradağı jaş — the young man in the middle
- aradağı üy biznikidi — the house in the middle is ours
- aradağı taw — the mountain lying between
- aradağı jol — the road that runs between
2. common, held in common, belonging to all the parties — Used on its own as a noun, it means what is held in common, as in aradağına tierge "lay hands on common property". one source
- aradağı mülk — property held in common
- aradağı iş — the business that concerns them all
- aradağına tierge kişini erkinligi joqdu — no one has the right to touch what is held in common
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | aradağımaI am middle | aradağısayou are middle | aradağıdıhe is middle | aradağıbızwe are middle | aradağısızyou all are middle | aradağıdılathey are middle |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden aradağıdı — "compared to me, he is middle."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki aradağıdımine is middle | seniki aradağıdıyours is middle | anıqı aradağıdıhis is middle | bizniki aradağıdıours is middle | sizniki aradağıdıyours (pl.) is middle | alanıqı aradağıdıtheirs is middle |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile aradağıdılamine are middle | senikile aradağıdılayours are middle | anıqıla aradağıdılahis are middle | biznikile aradağıdılaours are middle | siznikile aradağıdılayours (pl.) are middle | alanıqıla aradağıdılatheirs are middle |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu aradağıdı, bıla aradağıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".