boppa-boş
/boppa-boʃ/
1. completely empty, entirely unoccupied — Intensive form of boş "empty". one source
- boppa-boş üy — a completely empty house
- boppa-boş maşok — a completely empty sack
- Otow boppa-boş edi — The room was completely empty
2. completely in vain, for nothing, to no effect, for no reason at all
- hoş keldiŋ, boppa-boş keldiŋ — welcome, but you came completely in vain
- bılayda boppa-boş turmağanlay — instead of standing here for nothing
- Biz boppa-boş işleybiz — We are working completely in vain
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | boppa-boşmaI am completely empty | boppa-boşsayou are completely empty | boppa-boşduhe is completely empty | boppa-boşbuzwe are completely empty | boppa-boşsuzyou all are completely empty | boppa-boşdulathey are completely empty |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden boppa-boşdu — "compared to me, he is completely empty."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki boppa-boşdumine is completely empty | seniki boppa-boşduyours is completely empty | anıqı boppa-boşduhis is completely empty | bizniki boppa-boşduours is completely empty | sizniki boppa-boşduyours (pl.) is completely empty | alanıqı boppa-boşdutheirs is completely empty |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile boppa-boşdulamine are completely empty | senikile boppa-boşdulayours are completely empty | anıqıla boppa-boşdulahis are completely empty | biznikile boppa-boşdulaours are completely empty | siznikile boppa-boşdulayours (pl.) are completely empty | alanıqıla boppa-boşdulatheirs are completely empty |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu boppa-boşdu, bıla boppa-boşdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".