begiwlü
/beɡiwly/
firm, solid, hard, sturdy, tough, strong, stable
- begiwlü üy — a sturdy house
- bu köpür begiwlüdü — this bridge is solid
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | begiwlümeI am firm | begiwlüseyou are firm | begiwlüdühe is firm | begiwlübüzwe are firm | begiwlüsüzyou all are firm | begiwlüdülethey are firm |
| comparative — more | begiwlürekmeI am firmer | begiwlürekseyou are firmer | begiwlürekdihe is firmer | begiwlürekbizwe are firmer | begiwlüreksizyou all are firmer | begiwlürekdilethey are firmer |
| intensifier — very | bek begiwlümeI am very firm | bek begiwlüseyou are very firm | bek begiwlüdühe is very firm | bek begiwlübüzwe are very firm | bek begiwlüsüzyou all are very firm | bek begiwlüdülethey are very firm |
| superlative — most | em begiwlümeI am the firmest | em begiwlüseyou are the firmest | em begiwlüdühe is the firmest | em begiwlübüzwe are the firmest | em begiwlüsüzyou all are the firmest | em begiwlüdülethey are the firmest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden begiwlüdü — "compared to me, he is firm."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki begiwlüdümine is firm | seniki begiwlüdüyours is firm | anıqı begiwlüdühis is firm | bizniki begiwlüdüours is firm | sizniki begiwlüdüyours (pl.) is firm | alanıqı begiwlüdütheirs is firm |
| comparative — more | meniki begiwlürekdimine is firmer | seniki begiwlürekdiyours is firmer | anıqı begiwlürekdihis is firmer | bizniki begiwlürekdiours is firmer | sizniki begiwlürekdiyours (pl.) is firmer | alanıqı begiwlürekditheirs is firmer |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek begiwlüdümine is very firm | seniki bek begiwlüdüyours is very firm | anıqı bek begiwlüdühis is very firm | bizniki bek begiwlüdüours is very firm | sizniki bek begiwlüdüyours (pl.) is very firm | alanıqı bek begiwlüdütheirs is very firm |
| superlative — most | meniki em begiwlüdümine is the firmest | seniki em begiwlüdüyours is the firmest | anıqı em begiwlüdühis is the firmest | bizniki em begiwlüdüours is the firmest | sizniki em begiwlüdüyours (pl.) is the firmest | alanıqı em begiwlüdütheirs is the firmest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile begiwlüdülemine are firm | senikile begiwlüdüleyours are firm | anıqıla begiwlüdülehis are firm | biznikile begiwlüdüleours are firm | siznikile begiwlüdüleyours (pl.) are firm | alanıqıla begiwlüdületheirs are firm |
| comparative — more | menikile begiwlürekdilemine are firmer | senikile begiwlürekdileyours are firmer | anıqıla begiwlürekdilehis are firmer | biznikile begiwlürekdileours are firmer | siznikile begiwlürekdileyours (pl.) are firmer | alanıqıla begiwlürekdiletheirs are firmer |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek begiwlüdülemine are very firm | senikile bek begiwlüdüleyours are very firm | anıqıla bek begiwlüdülehis are very firm | biznikile bek begiwlüdüleours are very firm | siznikile bek begiwlüdüleyours (pl.) are very firm | alanıqıla bek begiwlüdületheirs are very firm |
| superlative — most | menikile em begiwlüdülemine are the firmest | senikile em begiwlüdüleyours are the firmest | anıqıla em begiwlüdülehis are the firmest | biznikile em begiwlüdüleours are the firmest | siznikile em begiwlüdüleyours (pl.) are the firmest | alanıqıla em begiwlüdületheirs are the firmest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu begiwlüdü, bıla begiwlüdüle. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".