bernesiz
/bernesiz/
without gifts, giftless; without the traditional wedding gifts (berne) — berne are the gifts that a bride brings for the groom's family. bernesiz toy is a wedding held without these gifts; one dictionary marks this as a modern custom.
- bernesiz toy — a wedding without gifts
- bernesiz toy etdik — we held a wedding without gifts
- ala bernesiz toy etedile — they are holding a wedding without gifts
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | bernesizmeI am giftless | bernesizseyou are giftless | bernesizdihe is giftless | bernesizbizwe are giftless | bernesizsizyou all are giftless | bernesizdilethey are giftless |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden bernesizdi — "compared to me, he is giftless."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki bernesizdimine is giftless | seniki bernesizdiyours is giftless | anıqı bernesizdihis is giftless | bizniki bernesizdiours is giftless | sizniki bernesizdiyours (pl.) is giftless | alanıqı bernesizditheirs is giftless |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile bernesizdilemine are giftless | senikile bernesizdileyours are giftless | anıqıla bernesizdilehis are giftless | biznikile bernesizdileours are giftless | siznikile bernesizdileyours (pl.) are giftless | alanıqıla bernesizdiletheirs are giftless |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu bernesizdi, bıla bernesizdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".