böçenŋi

/bøtʃenŋi/

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — böçenŋi
DegreemenIsenyouolhe/she/itbizwesizyou allalathey
base formböçenŋimeI am bentböçenŋiseyou are bentböçenŋidihe is bentböçenŋibizwe are bentböçenŋisizyou all are bentböçenŋidilethey are bent
comparative — moreböçenŋirekmeI am benterböçenŋirekseyou are benterböçenŋirekdihe is benterböçenŋirekbizwe are benterböçenŋireksizyou all are benterböçenŋirekdilethey are benter
intensifier — verybek böçenŋimeI am very bentbek böçenŋiseyou are very bentbek böçenŋidihe is very bentbek böçenŋibizwe are very bentbek böçenŋisizyou all are very bentbek böçenŋidilethey are very bent
superlative — mostem böçenŋimeI am the bentestem böçenŋiseyou are the bentestem böçenŋidihe is the bentestem böçenŋibizwe are the bentestem böçenŋisizyou all are the bentestem böçenŋidilethey are the bentest

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden böçenŋidi — "compared to me, he is bent."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing — böçenŋi
Degreemenikiminesenikiyoursanıqıhis / hersbiznikiourssiznikiyours (pl.)alanıqıtheirs
base formmeniki böçenŋidimine is bentseniki böçenŋidiyours is bentanıqı böçenŋidihis is bentbizniki böçenŋidiours is bentsizniki böçenŋidiyours (pl.) is bentalanıqı böçenŋiditheirs is bent
comparative — moremeniki böçenŋirekdimine is benterseniki böçenŋirekdiyours is benteranıqı böçenŋirekdihis is benterbizniki böçenŋirekdiours is bentersizniki böçenŋirekdiyours (pl.) is benteralanıqı böçenŋirekditheirs is benter
intensifier — verymeniki bek böçenŋidimine is very bentseniki bek böçenŋidiyours is very bentanıqı bek böçenŋidihis is very bentbizniki bek böçenŋidiours is very bentsizniki bek böçenŋidiyours (pl.) is very bentalanıqı bek böçenŋiditheirs is very bent
superlative — mostmeniki em böçenŋidimine is the bentestseniki em böçenŋidiyours is the bentestanıqı em böçenŋidihis is the bentestbizniki em böçenŋidiours is the bentestsizniki em böçenŋidiyours (pl.) is the bentestalanıqı em böçenŋiditheirs is the bentest
Several things — böçenŋi
Degreemenikileminesenikileyoursanıqılahis / hersbiznikileourssiznikileyours (pl.)alanıqılatheirs
base formmenikile böçenŋidilemine are bentsenikile böçenŋidileyours are bentanıqıla böçenŋidilehis are bentbiznikile böçenŋidileours are bentsiznikile böçenŋidileyours (pl.) are bentalanıqıla böçenŋidiletheirs are bent
comparative — moremenikile böçenŋirekdilemine are bentersenikile böçenŋirekdileyours are benteranıqıla böçenŋirekdilehis are benterbiznikile böçenŋirekdileours are bentersiznikile böçenŋirekdileyours (pl.) are benteralanıqıla böçenŋirekdiletheirs are benter
intensifier — verymenikile bek böçenŋidilemine are very bentsenikile bek böçenŋidileyours are very bentanıqıla bek böçenŋidilehis are very bentbiznikile bek böçenŋidileours are very bentsiznikile bek böçenŋidileyours (pl.) are very bentalanıqıla bek böçenŋidiletheirs are very bent
superlative — mostmenikile em böçenŋidilemine are the bentestsenikile em böçenŋidileyours are the bentestanıqıla em böçenŋidilehis are the bentestbiznikile em böçenŋidileours are the bentestsiznikile em böçenŋidileyours (pl.) are the bentestalanıqıla em böçenŋidiletheirs are the bentest

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu böçenŋidi, bıla böçenŋidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".