boysuz
/bojsuz/
short, of low stature — Used of people: boysuz adam "a short person", boysuz jaş "a short young man".
- boysuz adam — a short person
- boysuz qız — a short girl
- qarnaşım boysuzdu — my brother is short
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | boysuzmaI am short | boysuzsayou are short | boysuzduhe is short | boysuzbuzwe are short | boysuzsuzyou all are short | boysuzdulathey are short |
| comparative — more | boysuzuraqmaI am shorter | boysuzuraqsayou are shorter | boysuzuraqdıhe is shorter | boysuzuraqbızwe are shorter | boysuzuraqsızyou all are shorter | boysuzuraqdılathey are shorter |
| intensifier — very | bek boysuzmaI am very short | bek boysuzsayou are very short | bek boysuzduhe is very short | bek boysuzbuzwe are very short | bek boysuzsuzyou all are very short | bek boysuzdulathey are very short |
| superlative — most | em boysuzmaI am the shortest | em boysuzsayou are the shortest | em boysuzduhe is the shortest | em boysuzbuzwe are the shortest | em boysuzsuzyou all are the shortest | em boysuzdulathey are the shortest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden boysuzdu — "compared to me, he is short."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki boysuzdumine is short | seniki boysuzduyours is short | anıqı boysuzduhis is short | bizniki boysuzduours is short | sizniki boysuzduyours (pl.) is short | alanıqı boysuzdutheirs is short |
| comparative — more | meniki boysuzuraqdımine is shorter | seniki boysuzuraqdıyours is shorter | anıqı boysuzuraqdıhis is shorter | bizniki boysuzuraqdıours is shorter | sizniki boysuzuraqdıyours (pl.) is shorter | alanıqı boysuzuraqdıtheirs is shorter |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek boysuzdumine is very short | seniki bek boysuzduyours is very short | anıqı bek boysuzduhis is very short | bizniki bek boysuzduours is very short | sizniki bek boysuzduyours (pl.) is very short | alanıqı bek boysuzdutheirs is very short |
| superlative — most | meniki em boysuzdumine is the shortest | seniki em boysuzduyours is the shortest | anıqı em boysuzduhis is the shortest | bizniki em boysuzduours is the shortest | sizniki em boysuzduyours (pl.) is the shortest | alanıqı em boysuzdutheirs is the shortest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile boysuzdulamine are short | senikile boysuzdulayours are short | anıqıla boysuzdulahis are short | biznikile boysuzdulaours are short | siznikile boysuzdulayours (pl.) are short | alanıqıla boysuzdulatheirs are short |
| comparative — more | menikile boysuzuraqdılamine are shorter | senikile boysuzuraqdılayours are shorter | anıqıla boysuzuraqdılahis are shorter | biznikile boysuzuraqdılaours are shorter | siznikile boysuzuraqdılayours (pl.) are shorter | alanıqıla boysuzuraqdılatheirs are shorter |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek boysuzdulamine are very short | senikile bek boysuzdulayours are very short | anıqıla bek boysuzdulahis are very short | biznikile bek boysuzdulaours are very short | siznikile bek boysuzdulayours (pl.) are very short | alanıqıla bek boysuzdulatheirs are very short |
| superlative — most | menikile em boysuzdulamine are the shortest | senikile em boysuzdulayours are the shortest | anıqıla em boysuzdulahis are the shortest | biznikile em boysuzdulaours are the shortest | siznikile em boysuzdulayours (pl.) are the shortest | alanıqıla em boysuzdulatheirs are the shortest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu boysuzdu, bıla boysuzdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".