bilenmegen
/bilenmeɡen/
blunt, dull, unsharpened — Said of a blade or tool that has not been sharpened. one source
- bilenmegen bıçaq — a blunt knife
- bilenmegen balta — a blunt ax
- bu bıçaq bilenmegendi — this knife is blunt
- bilenmegen bıçaq bla kesdim — I cut with a blunt knife
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | bilenmegendihe is blunt | bilenmegendilethey are blunt |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden bilenmegendi — "compared to me, he is blunt."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki bilenmegendimine is blunt | seniki bilenmegendiyours is blunt | anıqı bilenmegendihis is blunt | bizniki bilenmegendiours is blunt | sizniki bilenmegendiyours (pl.) is blunt | alanıqı bilenmegenditheirs is blunt |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile bilenmegendilemine are blunt | senikile bilenmegendileyours are blunt | anıqıla bilenmegendilehis are blunt | biznikile bilenmegendileours are blunt | siznikile bilenmegendileyours (pl.) are blunt | alanıqıla bilenmegendiletheirs are blunt |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu bilenmegendi, bıla bilenmegendile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".