birkünlük
/birkynlyk/
one-day, lasting one day
- birkünlük jol — a one-day journey
- bu birkünlük işdi — this is a one-day job
- ol birkünlük azıq aldı — she took food for one day
- biz birkünlük jolğa çıqdıq — we set out on a one-day journey
Expressions
- birkünlük bolurğa — die suddenly; be used up fast
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | birkünlükmeI am one-day | birkünlükseyou are one-day | birkünlükdühe is one-day | birkünlükbüzwe are one-day | birkünlüksüzyou all are one-day | birkünlükdülethey are one-day |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden birkünlükdü — "compared to me, he is one-day."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki birkünlükdümine is one-day | seniki birkünlükdüyours is one-day | anıqı birkünlükdühis is one-day | bizniki birkünlükdüours is one-day | sizniki birkünlükdüyours (pl.) is one-day | alanıqı birkünlükdütheirs is one-day |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile birkünlükdülemine are one-day | senikile birkünlükdüleyours are one-day | anıqıla birkünlükdülehis are one-day | biznikile birkünlükdüleours are one-day | siznikile birkünlükdüleyours (pl.) are one-day | alanıqıla birkünlükdületheirs are one-day |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu birkünlükdü, bıla birkünlükdüle. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".