bedew
/bedew/
stout, corpulent, fat, well-fed — Of animals it describes a sleek, smooth, well-fed back.
- bedew kişi — a stout man
- bedew sanla — a corpulent figure
- bedew bolurğa — to grow fat
- bedew kibik semirirge — to grow very fat
- bedew sırtlı toru atım — my bay horse with a sleek back
- atnı bedew sırtına saldı — put him on the horse's sleek back
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | bedewmeI am stout | bedewseyou are stout | bedewdühe is stout | bedewbüzwe are stout | bedewsüzyou all are stout | bedewdülethey are stout |
| comparative — more | bedewrekmeI am stouter | bedewrekseyou are stouter | bedewrekdihe is stouter | bedewrekbizwe are stouter | bedewreksizyou all are stouter | bedewrekdilethey are stouter |
| intensifier — very | bek bedewmeI am very stout | bek bedewseyou are very stout | bek bedewdühe is very stout | bek bedewbüzwe are very stout | bek bedewsüzyou all are very stout | bek bedewdülethey are very stout |
| superlative — most | em bedewmeI am the stoutest | em bedewseyou are the stoutest | em bedewdühe is the stoutest | em bedewbüzwe are the stoutest | em bedewsüzyou all are the stoutest | em bedewdülethey are the stoutest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden bedewdü — "compared to me, he is stout."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki bedewdümine is stout | seniki bedewdüyours is stout | anıqı bedewdühis is stout | bizniki bedewdüours is stout | sizniki bedewdüyours (pl.) is stout | alanıqı bedewdütheirs is stout |
| comparative — more | meniki bedewrekdimine is stouter | seniki bedewrekdiyours is stouter | anıqı bedewrekdihis is stouter | bizniki bedewrekdiours is stouter | sizniki bedewrekdiyours (pl.) is stouter | alanıqı bedewrekditheirs is stouter |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek bedewdümine is very stout | seniki bek bedewdüyours is very stout | anıqı bek bedewdühis is very stout | bizniki bek bedewdüours is very stout | sizniki bek bedewdüyours (pl.) is very stout | alanıqı bek bedewdütheirs is very stout |
| superlative — most | meniki em bedewdümine is the stoutest | seniki em bedewdüyours is the stoutest | anıqı em bedewdühis is the stoutest | bizniki em bedewdüours is the stoutest | sizniki em bedewdüyours (pl.) is the stoutest | alanıqı em bedewdütheirs is the stoutest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile bedewdülemine are stout | senikile bedewdüleyours are stout | anıqıla bedewdülehis are stout | biznikile bedewdüleours are stout | siznikile bedewdüleyours (pl.) are stout | alanıqıla bedewdületheirs are stout |
| comparative — more | menikile bedewrekdilemine are stouter | senikile bedewrekdileyours are stouter | anıqıla bedewrekdilehis are stouter | biznikile bedewrekdileours are stouter | siznikile bedewrekdileyours (pl.) are stouter | alanıqıla bedewrekdiletheirs are stouter |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek bedewdülemine are very stout | senikile bek bedewdüleyours are very stout | anıqıla bek bedewdülehis are very stout | biznikile bek bedewdüleours are very stout | siznikile bek bedewdüleyours (pl.) are very stout | alanıqıla bek bedewdületheirs are very stout |
| superlative — most | menikile em bedewdülemine are the stoutest | senikile em bedewdüleyours are the stoutest | anıqıla em bedewdülehis are the stoutest | biznikile em bedewdüleours are the stoutest | siznikile em bedewdüleyours (pl.) are the stoutest | alanıqıla em bedewdületheirs are the stoutest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu bedewdü, bıla bedewdüle. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".