bağalı
/baʁalɯ/
1. expensive, costly, high-priced, valuable
- bazardan bağalı kiyim aldıla — they bought expensive clothing at the market
- altın - bek bağalı madendi — gold is a very costly metal
- bağalı zatnı saqlağan tınar — one who guards a costly thing rests easy
- bağalı taş — a precious stone
- bağalı sawğala berdile — they gave valuable gifts
2. dear, precious, esteemed, beloved — This is also the polite word for addressing someone at the start of a letter.
- bağalı qonaqğa törde orun berildi — a seat at the place of honor was given to the esteemed guest
- ata jurt bağalıdı — the fatherland is precious
- bağalı söznü qadrin bil — know the value of a precious word
- bağalı anama jazdım — I wrote to my dear mother
3. expensive
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | bağalımaI am expensive | bağalısayou are expensive | bağalıdıhe is expensive | bağalıbızwe are expensive | bağalısızyou all are expensive | bağalıdılathey are expensive |
| comparative — more | bağalıraqmaI am more expensive | bağalıraqsayou are more expensive | bağalıraqdıhe is more expensive | bağalıraqbızwe are more expensive | bağalıraqsızyou all are more expensive | bağalıraqdılathey are more expensive |
| intensifier — very | bek bağalımaI am very expensive | bek bağalısayou are very expensive | bek bağalıdıhe is very expensive | bek bağalıbızwe are very expensive | bek bağalısızyou all are very expensive | bek bağalıdılathey are very expensive |
| superlative — most | em bağalımaI am the most expensive | em bağalısayou are the most expensive | em bağalıdıhe is the most expensive | em bağalıbızwe are the most expensive | em bağalısızyou all are the most expensive | em bağalıdılathey are the most expensive |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden bağalıdı — "compared to me, he is expensive."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki bağalıdımine is expensive | seniki bağalıdıyours is expensive | anıqı bağalıdıhis is expensive | bizniki bağalıdıours is expensive | sizniki bağalıdıyours (pl.) is expensive | alanıqı bağalıdıtheirs is expensive |
| comparative — more | meniki bağalıraqdımine is more expensive | seniki bağalıraqdıyours is more expensive | anıqı bağalıraqdıhis is more expensive | bizniki bağalıraqdıours is more expensive | sizniki bağalıraqdıyours (pl.) is more expensive | alanıqı bağalıraqdıtheirs is more expensive |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek bağalıdımine is very expensive | seniki bek bağalıdıyours is very expensive | anıqı bek bağalıdıhis is very expensive | bizniki bek bağalıdıours is very expensive | sizniki bek bağalıdıyours (pl.) is very expensive | alanıqı bek bağalıdıtheirs is very expensive |
| superlative — most | meniki em bağalıdımine is the most expensive | seniki em bağalıdıyours is the most expensive | anıqı em bağalıdıhis is the most expensive | bizniki em bağalıdıours is the most expensive | sizniki em bağalıdıyours (pl.) is the most expensive | alanıqı em bağalıdıtheirs is the most expensive |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile bağalıdılamine are expensive | senikile bağalıdılayours are expensive | anıqıla bağalıdılahis are expensive | biznikile bağalıdılaours are expensive | siznikile bağalıdılayours (pl.) are expensive | alanıqıla bağalıdılatheirs are expensive |
| comparative — more | menikile bağalıraqdılamine are more expensive | senikile bağalıraqdılayours are more expensive | anıqıla bağalıraqdılahis are more expensive | biznikile bağalıraqdılaours are more expensive | siznikile bağalıraqdılayours (pl.) are more expensive | alanıqıla bağalıraqdılatheirs are more expensive |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek bağalıdılamine are very expensive | senikile bek bağalıdılayours are very expensive | anıqıla bek bağalıdılahis are very expensive | biznikile bek bağalıdılaours are very expensive | siznikile bek bağalıdılayours (pl.) are very expensive | alanıqıla bek bağalıdılatheirs are very expensive |
| superlative — most | menikile em bağalıdılamine are the most expensive | senikile em bağalıdılayours are the most expensive | anıqıla em bağalıdılahis are the most expensive | biznikile em bağalıdılaours are the most expensive | siznikile em bağalıdılayours (pl.) are the most expensive | alanıqıla em bağalıdılatheirs are the most expensive |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu bağalıdı, bıla bağalıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".