athaminer
/atxaminer/
nimble, agile, quick — Literally, the one who is first to mount the horse. one source
- athaminer jaş — a nimble lad
- ol bek athaminer adamdı — he is a very agile person
- athaminer qızçıq edi — she was a quick little girl
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | athaminermeI am nimble | athaminerseyou are nimble | athaminerdihe is nimble | athaminerbizwe are nimble | athaminersizyou all are nimble | athaminerdilethey are nimble |
| comparative — more | athaminerirekmeI am nimbler | athaminerirekseyou are nimbler | athaminerirekdihe is nimbler | athaminerirekbizwe are nimbler | athaminerireksizyou all are nimbler | athaminerirekdilethey are nimbler |
| intensifier — very | bek athaminermeI am very nimble | bek athaminerseyou are very nimble | bek athaminerdihe is very nimble | bek athaminerbizwe are very nimble | bek athaminersizyou all are very nimble | bek athaminerdilethey are very nimble |
| superlative — most | em athaminermeI am the nimblest | em athaminerseyou are the nimblest | em athaminerdihe is the nimblest | em athaminerbizwe are the nimblest | em athaminersizyou all are the nimblest | em athaminerdilethey are the nimblest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden athaminerdi — "compared to me, he is nimble."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki athaminerdimine is nimble | seniki athaminerdiyours is nimble | anıqı athaminerdihis is nimble | bizniki athaminerdiours is nimble | sizniki athaminerdiyours (pl.) is nimble | alanıqı athaminerditheirs is nimble |
| comparative — more | meniki athaminerirekdimine is nimbler | seniki athaminerirekdiyours is nimbler | anıqı athaminerirekdihis is nimbler | bizniki athaminerirekdiours is nimbler | sizniki athaminerirekdiyours (pl.) is nimbler | alanıqı athaminerirekditheirs is nimbler |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek athaminerdimine is very nimble | seniki bek athaminerdiyours is very nimble | anıqı bek athaminerdihis is very nimble | bizniki bek athaminerdiours is very nimble | sizniki bek athaminerdiyours (pl.) is very nimble | alanıqı bek athaminerditheirs is very nimble |
| superlative — most | meniki em athaminerdimine is the nimblest | seniki em athaminerdiyours is the nimblest | anıqı em athaminerdihis is the nimblest | bizniki em athaminerdiours is the nimblest | sizniki em athaminerdiyours (pl.) is the nimblest | alanıqı em athaminerditheirs is the nimblest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile athaminerdilemine are nimble | senikile athaminerdileyours are nimble | anıqıla athaminerdilehis are nimble | biznikile athaminerdileours are nimble | siznikile athaminerdileyours (pl.) are nimble | alanıqıla athaminerdiletheirs are nimble |
| comparative — more | menikile athaminerirekdilemine are nimbler | senikile athaminerirekdileyours are nimbler | anıqıla athaminerirekdilehis are nimbler | biznikile athaminerirekdileours are nimbler | siznikile athaminerirekdileyours (pl.) are nimbler | alanıqıla athaminerirekdiletheirs are nimbler |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek athaminerdilemine are very nimble | senikile bek athaminerdileyours are very nimble | anıqıla bek athaminerdilehis are very nimble | biznikile bek athaminerdileours are very nimble | siznikile bek athaminerdileyours (pl.) are very nimble | alanıqıla bek athaminerdiletheirs are very nimble |
| superlative — most | menikile em athaminerdilemine are the nimblest | senikile em athaminerdileyours are the nimblest | anıqıla em athaminerdilehis are the nimblest | biznikile em athaminerdileours are the nimblest | siznikile em athaminerdileyours (pl.) are the nimblest | alanıqıla em athaminerdiletheirs are the nimblest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu athaminerdi, bıla athaminerdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".