awruwçu
/awruwtʃu/
sickly, unhealthy, often ill
- awruwçu sabiy — a sickly child
- awruwçu adam — a sickly person
- atam bek awruwçudu — my father is very sickly
- ol awruwçu sabiy edi — he was a sickly child
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | awruwçumaI am sickly | awruwçusayou are sickly | awruwçuduhe is sickly | awruwçubuzwe are sickly | awruwçusuzyou all are sickly | awruwçudulathey are sickly |
| comparative — more | awruwçuraqmaI am sicklier | awruwçuraqsayou are sicklier | awruwçuraqdıhe is sicklier | awruwçuraqbızwe are sicklier | awruwçuraqsızyou all are sicklier | awruwçuraqdılathey are sicklier |
| intensifier — very | bek awruwçumaI am very sickly | bek awruwçusayou are very sickly | bek awruwçuduhe is very sickly | bek awruwçubuzwe are very sickly | bek awruwçusuzyou all are very sickly | bek awruwçudulathey are very sickly |
| superlative — most | em awruwçumaI am the sickliest | em awruwçusayou are the sickliest | em awruwçuduhe is the sickliest | em awruwçubuzwe are the sickliest | em awruwçusuzyou all are the sickliest | em awruwçudulathey are the sickliest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden awruwçudu — "compared to me, he is sickly."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki awruwçudumine is sickly | seniki awruwçuduyours is sickly | anıqı awruwçuduhis is sickly | bizniki awruwçuduours is sickly | sizniki awruwçuduyours (pl.) is sickly | alanıqı awruwçudutheirs is sickly |
| comparative — more | meniki awruwçuraqdımine is sicklier | seniki awruwçuraqdıyours is sicklier | anıqı awruwçuraqdıhis is sicklier | bizniki awruwçuraqdıours is sicklier | sizniki awruwçuraqdıyours (pl.) is sicklier | alanıqı awruwçuraqdıtheirs is sicklier |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek awruwçudumine is very sickly | seniki bek awruwçuduyours is very sickly | anıqı bek awruwçuduhis is very sickly | bizniki bek awruwçuduours is very sickly | sizniki bek awruwçuduyours (pl.) is very sickly | alanıqı bek awruwçudutheirs is very sickly |
| superlative — most | meniki em awruwçudumine is the sickliest | seniki em awruwçuduyours is the sickliest | anıqı em awruwçuduhis is the sickliest | bizniki em awruwçuduours is the sickliest | sizniki em awruwçuduyours (pl.) is the sickliest | alanıqı em awruwçudutheirs is the sickliest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile awruwçudulamine are sickly | senikile awruwçudulayours are sickly | anıqıla awruwçudulahis are sickly | biznikile awruwçudulaours are sickly | siznikile awruwçudulayours (pl.) are sickly | alanıqıla awruwçudulatheirs are sickly |
| comparative — more | menikile awruwçuraqdılamine are sicklier | senikile awruwçuraqdılayours are sicklier | anıqıla awruwçuraqdılahis are sicklier | biznikile awruwçuraqdılaours are sicklier | siznikile awruwçuraqdılayours (pl.) are sicklier | alanıqıla awruwçuraqdılatheirs are sicklier |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek awruwçudulamine are very sickly | senikile bek awruwçudulayours are very sickly | anıqıla bek awruwçudulahis are very sickly | biznikile bek awruwçudulaours are very sickly | siznikile bek awruwçudulayours (pl.) are very sickly | alanıqıla bek awruwçudulatheirs are very sickly |
| superlative — most | menikile em awruwçudulamine are the sickliest | senikile em awruwçudulayours are the sickliest | anıqıla em awruwçudulahis are the sickliest | biznikile em awruwçudulaours are the sickliest | siznikile em awruwçudulayours (pl.) are the sickliest | alanıqıla em awruwçudulatheirs are the sickliest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu awruwçudu, bıla awruwçudula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".