damlı
/damlɯ/
1. tasty, delicious, flavorful, juicy
- damlı hant — tasty food
- bu aş bek damlıdı — this food is very tasty
- damlı hansla — juicy grasses
- damlı hanslı jaylıqla — pastures with juicy grasses
- damlı aşla bla sıylawçu edi — used to treat [guests] to delicious dishes
2. nutritious, nourishing, filling
- damlı aşarıq — nourishing food
3. nicely, eloquently, smoothly, pleasantly (of speaking or telling)
- damlı söleşirge — to speak eloquently
- damlı haparlaw — telling stories nicely
- jesirden qutharğanın damlı haparlaydı — he tells eloquently how he rescued [them] from captivity
- tatlı sözle damlı quyuladıla — sweet words pour out smoothly
- zatçıqnı da alay damlı haparlawçudu — he tells even a little thing so nicely
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | damlımaI am tasty | damlısayou are tasty | damlıdıhe is tasty | damlıbızwe are tasty | damlısızyou all are tasty | damlıdılathey are tasty |
| comparative — more | damlıraqmaI am tastier | damlıraqsayou are tastier | damlıraqdıhe is tastier | damlıraqbızwe are tastier | damlıraqsızyou all are tastier | damlıraqdılathey are tastier |
| intensifier — very | bek damlımaI am very tasty | bek damlısayou are very tasty | bek damlıdıhe is very tasty | bek damlıbızwe are very tasty | bek damlısızyou all are very tasty | bek damlıdılathey are very tasty |
| superlative — most | em damlımaI am the tastiest | em damlısayou are the tastiest | em damlıdıhe is the tastiest | em damlıbızwe are the tastiest | em damlısızyou all are the tastiest | em damlıdılathey are the tastiest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden damlıdı — "compared to me, he is tasty."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki damlıdımine is tasty | seniki damlıdıyours is tasty | anıqı damlıdıhis is tasty | bizniki damlıdıours is tasty | sizniki damlıdıyours (pl.) is tasty | alanıqı damlıdıtheirs is tasty |
| comparative — more | meniki damlıraqdımine is tastier | seniki damlıraqdıyours is tastier | anıqı damlıraqdıhis is tastier | bizniki damlıraqdıours is tastier | sizniki damlıraqdıyours (pl.) is tastier | alanıqı damlıraqdıtheirs is tastier |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek damlıdımine is very tasty | seniki bek damlıdıyours is very tasty | anıqı bek damlıdıhis is very tasty | bizniki bek damlıdıours is very tasty | sizniki bek damlıdıyours (pl.) is very tasty | alanıqı bek damlıdıtheirs is very tasty |
| superlative — most | meniki em damlıdımine is the tastiest | seniki em damlıdıyours is the tastiest | anıqı em damlıdıhis is the tastiest | bizniki em damlıdıours is the tastiest | sizniki em damlıdıyours (pl.) is the tastiest | alanıqı em damlıdıtheirs is the tastiest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile damlıdılamine are tasty | senikile damlıdılayours are tasty | anıqıla damlıdılahis are tasty | biznikile damlıdılaours are tasty | siznikile damlıdılayours (pl.) are tasty | alanıqıla damlıdılatheirs are tasty |
| comparative — more | menikile damlıraqdılamine are tastier | senikile damlıraqdılayours are tastier | anıqıla damlıraqdılahis are tastier | biznikile damlıraqdılaours are tastier | siznikile damlıraqdılayours (pl.) are tastier | alanıqıla damlıraqdılatheirs are tastier |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek damlıdılamine are very tasty | senikile bek damlıdılayours are very tasty | anıqıla bek damlıdılahis are very tasty | biznikile bek damlıdılaours are very tasty | siznikile bek damlıdılayours (pl.) are very tasty | alanıqıla bek damlıdılatheirs are very tasty |
| superlative — most | menikile em damlıdılamine are the tastiest | senikile em damlıdılayours are the tastiest | anıqıla em damlıdılahis are the tastiest | biznikile em damlıdılaours are the tastiest | siznikile em damlıdılayours (pl.) are the tastiest | alanıqıla em damlıdılatheirs are the tastiest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu damlıdı, bıla damlıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".