birinçi

/birintʃi/

1. (num.) first — The ordinal of the numeral one, used for the first item in any counted order. With kere it means for the first time.

birinçi jıl — the first year
men seni birinçi kere köreme — I am seeing you for the first time
bılayğa birinçi kelgen atam bolğandı — the first to come here was my father
üydegide birinçi sabiy — the first child in the family
ol birinçi orunnu alğandı — he took first place

2. (adj.) first-rate, excellent, best (fig.)

şkolda birinçi sohta — the best pupil in the school
elde birinçi qız — the finest girl in the village
bıyıl elde birinçi iynek bolğandı — this year it became the best cow in the village
sen birinçi jırçısa — you are the best singer
ol şkolda birinçi sohtadı — he is the best pupil in the school
sürüwde birinçi iynek — the best cow in the herd
elde birinçi iynek — the best cow in the village

3. (adj.) early, earliest — Used of what comes at the beginning of a season, such as the first snow or first fruit, or of someone's earliest work.

birinçi qar — the first snow
bügün birinçi qar jawğandı — the first snow fell today
birinçi kögetle — the first fruits
biz birinçi kögetleni aldıq — we bought the early fruit
jazıwçunu birinçi haparları — the writer's early stories

4. (adj.) leading, foremost one source

birinçi tizginde baradıla — they go in the leading rank
ol birinçi işçileden biridi — he is one of the leading workers
birinçi safda barğanlanı kördük — we saw those going in the foremost rank

Expressions

birinçi qazıq ururğa — settle a place (Idiom)

Saying it about someone

Saying it about someone — birinçi
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	birinçimeI am first-rate	birinçiseyou are first-rate	birinçidihe is first-rate	birinçibizwe are first-rate	birinçisizyou all are first-rate	birinçidilethey are first-rate

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden birinçidi — "compared to me, he is first-rate."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — birinçi
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki birinçidimine is first-rate	seniki birinçidiyours is first-rate	anıqı birinçidihis is first-rate	bizniki birinçidiours is first-rate	sizniki birinçidiyours (pl.) is first-rate	alanıqı birinçiditheirs is first-rate

Several things

Several things — birinçi
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile birinçidilemine are first-rate	senikile birinçidileyours are first-rate	anıqıla birinçidilehis are first-rate	biznikile birinçidileours are first-rate	siznikile birinçidileyours (pl.) are first-rate	alanıqıla birinçidiletheirs are first-rate

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu birinçidi, bıla birinçidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".