bergi
/berɡi/
on this side, near, nearer, the nearer of two — The opposite is arğı "on the far side".
- bergi köpür — the nearer bridge
- bergi otow — the hut on this side
- ol bergi kimdi? — who is that one on this side?
- bergige sor — ask the one on this side
- arğı sırtdan bergi sırtha — from the far ridge to the near ridge
- tubanla bergi tawlağa qonadıla — the fogs settle on the nearer mountains
- bergi jol — the nearer road
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | bergimeI am nearer | bergiseyou are nearer | bergidihe is nearer | bergibizwe are nearer | bergisizyou all are nearer | bergidilethey are nearer |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden bergidi — "compared to me, he is nearer."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki bergidimine is nearer | seniki bergidiyours is nearer | anıqı bergidihis is nearer | bizniki bergidiours is nearer | sizniki bergidiyours (pl.) is nearer | alanıqı bergiditheirs is nearer |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile bergidilemine are nearer | senikile bergidileyours are nearer | anıqıla bergidilehis are nearer | biznikile bergidileours are nearer | siznikile bergidileyours (pl.) are nearer | alanıqıla bergidiletheirs are nearer |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu bergidi, bıla bergidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".