artdağı
/artdaʁɯ/
1. rear, hindmost, at the back
- artdağı orunla — the rear seats
- artdağı maşina — the rear car
- ekisi da artdağı bölmege kirdile — the two of them went into the back room
- artdağı ekisi jerge tarthandıla — the two at the back pulled toward the ground
- artdağı qaysığızsız? — which of you is the last (in line)?
- aldağıla artdağılağa — the ones in front to the ones behind
2. last, latest, most recent
- artdağı közüwde — in recent times, lately
- bu artdağı söznü jaşla aytsala — if the young men say this last word
- artdağı künlede körmegenme — I have not seen him in recent days
3. backward, behind the times one source
- artdağı qralla — backward countries
- ol qaral artdağı edi — that country was backward
- artdağıla da amalsız bolub — the backward ones too, left with no choice
Degrees
| Degree | —form |
|---|---|
| base form | artdağırear |
| comparative — more | artdağıraqfurther back |
| intensifier — very | bek artdağıvery rear |
| superlative — most | em artdağıthe furthest back |
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki artdağıdımine is rear | seniki artdağıdıyours is rear | anıqı artdağıdıhis is rear | bizniki artdağıdıours is rear | sizniki artdağıdıyours (pl.) is rear | alanıqı artdağıdıtheirs is rear |
| comparative — more | meniki artdağıraqdımine is further back | seniki artdağıraqdıyours is further back | anıqı artdağıraqdıhis is further back | bizniki artdağıraqdıours is further back | sizniki artdağıraqdıyours (pl.) is further back | alanıqı artdağıraqdıtheirs is further back |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek artdağıdımine is very rear | seniki bek artdağıdıyours is very rear | anıqı bek artdağıdıhis is very rear | bizniki bek artdağıdıours is very rear | sizniki bek artdağıdıyours (pl.) is very rear | alanıqı bek artdağıdıtheirs is very rear |
| superlative — most | meniki em artdağıdımine is the furthest back | seniki em artdağıdıyours is the furthest back | anıqı em artdağıdıhis is the furthest back | bizniki em artdağıdıours is the furthest back | sizniki em artdağıdıyours (pl.) is the furthest back | alanıqı em artdağıdıtheirs is the furthest back |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile artdağıdılamine are rear | senikile artdağıdılayours are rear | anıqıla artdağıdılahis are rear | biznikile artdağıdılaours are rear | siznikile artdağıdılayours (pl.) are rear | alanıqıla artdağıdılatheirs are rear |
| comparative — more | menikile artdağıraqdılamine are further back | senikile artdağıraqdılayours are further back | anıqıla artdağıraqdılahis are further back | biznikile artdağıraqdılaours are further back | siznikile artdağıraqdılayours (pl.) are further back | alanıqıla artdağıraqdılatheirs are further back |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek artdağıdılamine are very rear | senikile bek artdağıdılayours are very rear | anıqıla bek artdağıdılahis are very rear | biznikile bek artdağıdılaours are very rear | siznikile bek artdağıdılayours (pl.) are very rear | alanıqıla bek artdağıdılatheirs are very rear |
| superlative — most | menikile em artdağıdılamine are the furthest back | senikile em artdağıdılayours are the furthest back | anıqıla em artdağıdılahis are the furthest back | biznikile em artdağıdılaours are the furthest back | siznikile em artdağıdılayours (pl.) are the furthest back | alanıqıla em artdağıdılatheirs are the furthest back |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu artdağıdı, bıla artdağıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".