aytırça
/ajtɯrtʃa/
1. notable, significant, noticeable, worth mentioning — Often follows adam, as in adam aytırça zat joqdu "there is nothing worth mentioning". Nevruz 1991 also gives the sense of something people would speak of with praise or admiration.
- adam aytırça zat joqdu — there is nothing worth mentioning
- bılay aytırça zat joqdu — there is nothing of the kind worth mentioning
- aytırça hapar joqdu — there is no notable news
- ol aytırça iş etmegendi — he has not done anything notable
- aytırça türleniw bolmağandı — there has been no significant change
- ol deb aytırça — well-known, renowned
2. noticeably, considerably one source
- bügün aytırça suwuqdu — it is noticeably cold today
- sabiy aytırça ösgendi — the child has grown considerably
- biz aytırça keç keldik — we came considerably late
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | aytırçamaI am notable | aytırçasayou are notable | aytırçadıhe is notable | aytırçabızwe are notable | aytırçasızyou all are notable | aytırçadılathey are notable |
| comparative — more | aytırçaraqmaI am more notable | aytırçaraqsayou are more notable | aytırçaraqdıhe is more notable | aytırçaraqbızwe are more notable | aytırçaraqsızyou all are more notable | aytırçaraqdılathey are more notable |
| intensifier — very | bek aytırçamaI am very notable | bek aytırçasayou are very notable | bek aytırçadıhe is very notable | bek aytırçabızwe are very notable | bek aytırçasızyou all are very notable | bek aytırçadılathey are very notable |
| superlative — most | em aytırçamaI am the most notable | em aytırçasayou are the most notable | em aytırçadıhe is the most notable | em aytırçabızwe are the most notable | em aytırçasızyou all are the most notable | em aytırçadılathey are the most notable |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden aytırçadı — "compared to me, he is notable."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki aytırçadımine is notable | seniki aytırçadıyours is notable | anıqı aytırçadıhis is notable | bizniki aytırçadıours is notable | sizniki aytırçadıyours (pl.) is notable | alanıqı aytırçadıtheirs is notable |
| comparative — more | meniki aytırçaraqdımine is more notable | seniki aytırçaraqdıyours is more notable | anıqı aytırçaraqdıhis is more notable | bizniki aytırçaraqdıours is more notable | sizniki aytırçaraqdıyours (pl.) is more notable | alanıqı aytırçaraqdıtheirs is more notable |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek aytırçadımine is very notable | seniki bek aytırçadıyours is very notable | anıqı bek aytırçadıhis is very notable | bizniki bek aytırçadıours is very notable | sizniki bek aytırçadıyours (pl.) is very notable | alanıqı bek aytırçadıtheirs is very notable |
| superlative — most | meniki em aytırçadımine is the most notable | seniki em aytırçadıyours is the most notable | anıqı em aytırçadıhis is the most notable | bizniki em aytırçadıours is the most notable | sizniki em aytırçadıyours (pl.) is the most notable | alanıqı em aytırçadıtheirs is the most notable |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile aytırçadılamine are notable | senikile aytırçadılayours are notable | anıqıla aytırçadılahis are notable | biznikile aytırçadılaours are notable | siznikile aytırçadılayours (pl.) are notable | alanıqıla aytırçadılatheirs are notable |
| comparative — more | menikile aytırçaraqdılamine are more notable | senikile aytırçaraqdılayours are more notable | anıqıla aytırçaraqdılahis are more notable | biznikile aytırçaraqdılaours are more notable | siznikile aytırçaraqdılayours (pl.) are more notable | alanıqıla aytırçaraqdılatheirs are more notable |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek aytırçadılamine are very notable | senikile bek aytırçadılayours are very notable | anıqıla bek aytırçadılahis are very notable | biznikile bek aytırçadılaours are very notable | siznikile bek aytırçadılayours (pl.) are very notable | alanıqıla bek aytırçadılatheirs are very notable |
| superlative — most | menikile em aytırçadılamine are the most notable | senikile em aytırçadılayours are the most notable | anıqıla em aytırçadılahis are the most notable | biznikile em aytırçadılaours are the most notable | siznikile em aytırçadılayours (pl.) are the most notable | alanıqıla em aytırçadılatheirs are the most notable |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu aytırçadı, bıla aytırçadıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".