bişmegen
/biʃmeɡen/
1. raw, uncooked, undercooked — Negative participle of bişerge (be cooked, ripen). With igi it means not fully cooked: igi bişmegen ötmek "underbaked bread".
- bişmegen et — raw meat
- et igi bişmegendi — the meat is undercooked
- bişmegendi, çiydi — it isn't cooked yet, it's raw
- bişmegenley aşarğa — to eat something undercooked
- igi bişmegen ötmek — undercooked bread
- bişmegen etni aşama — don't eat the raw meat
2. unripe, green, underripe — Said of fruit: bişmegen almala "green apples"; igi bişmegen harbız "an underripe watermelon".
- bişmegen almala — green apples
- igi bişmegen harbız — an underripe watermelon
- bişmegen alma — an unripe apple
- bişmegen kertmeni aşama — don't eat the unripe pear
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | bişmegenmeI am raw | bişmegenseyou are raw | bişmegendihe is raw | bişmegenbizwe are raw | bişmegensizyou all are raw | bişmegendilethey are raw |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden bişmegendi — "compared to me, he is raw."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki bişmegendimine is raw | seniki bişmegendiyours is raw | anıqı bişmegendihis is raw | bizniki bişmegendiours is raw | sizniki bişmegendiyours (pl.) is raw | alanıqı bişmegenditheirs is raw |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile bişmegendilemine are raw | senikile bişmegendileyours are raw | anıqıla bişmegendilehis are raw | biznikile bişmegendileours are raw | siznikile bişmegendileyours (pl.) are raw | alanıqıla bişmegendiletheirs are raw |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu bişmegendi, bıla bişmegendile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".