çirik
/tʃirik/
Definitions
1. rotten, decayed, putrid
- çirik otunla — rotten firewood
- çirik bolub boşarğa — to rot right through
- çirik köl çöbden toymaz — a rotting lake is never filled with rubbish
2. stagnant, backward, hidebound
- çirik adetle — outworn customs
- çirik aqıl — a backward mind
- çirik iş — a hidebound business
3. humus, rotted manure, dung
- baçhalağa çirikni tögerge — to spread the manure on the gardens
- çirik jer — ground rich in humus
- çirik salırğa — to lay down manure
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or .As an adjective
Degrees
| base form | çirikrotten |
|---|---|
| comparative — more | çirigirekmore rotten |
| intensifier — very | bek çirikvery rotten |
| superlative — most | em çirikthe most rotten |
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu çirikdithis is rotten | bıla çirikdilethese are rotten |
| that / those | ol çirikdithat / it is rotten | ala çirikdilethose / they are rotten |
| mine | meniki çirikdimine is rotten | menikile çirikdilemine are rotten |
| yours | seniki çirikdiyours is rotten | senikile çirikdileyours are rotten |
| ours | bizniki çirikdiours is rotten | biznikile çirikdileours are rotten |
As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çirikthe humus | çiriklethe humuses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çiriknithe humus' | çiriklenithe humuses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çiriknithe humus (as the object) | çiriklenithe humuses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çirikgeto the humus | çiriklegeto the humuses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çirikdeat / in the humus | çirikledeat / in the humuses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çirikdenfrom the humus | çirikledenfrom the humuses | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | çirigimmy humus | çiriklerimmy humuses |
| your | çirigingyour humus | çirikleringyour humuses |
| his / her | çirigihis / her humus | çiriklerihis / her humuses |
| our | çirigibizour humus | çirikleribizour humuses |
| you all's | çirigigizyou all's humus | çiriklerigizyou all's humuses |
| their | çirikleritheir humus | çirikleritheir humuses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çirikleri can mean "his / her humuses", "their humus", or "their humuses" — context decides.