damsız
/damsɯz/
1. tasteless, not nourishing — Said of food.
- damsız aşarıq — food with no nourishment in it
- damsız şorpa — a thin, tasteless broth
- damsız hant — sweets with no taste to them
2. joyless, giving no enjoyment, without relish — Typical in damsız juqu 'restless sleep'.
- damsız juqu — a restless sleep
- damsız toy — a celebration that gave no pleasure
- kelgenigiz da damsız — even your coming brought no joy
3. of little use, useless — Usually said of a person; damsız adam can also mean an unbalanced, moody, or frivolous person.
- damsız adam — a person of little use
- damsız jaş — a young man of little use
- damsız, jeŋil adam — a useless, flighty person
- jaşnı damsız bolğanın — that the young man was of little use
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | damsızmaI am tasteless | damsızsayou are tasteless | damsızdıhe is tasteless | damsızbızwe are tasteless | damsızsızyou all are tasteless | damsızdılathey are tasteless |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden damsızdı — "compared to me, he is tasteless."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki damsızdımine is tasteless | seniki damsızdıyours is tasteless | anıqı damsızdıhis is tasteless | bizniki damsızdıours is tasteless | sizniki damsızdıyours (pl.) is tasteless | alanıqı damsızdıtheirs is tasteless |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile damsızdılamine are tasteless | senikile damsızdılayours are tasteless | anıqıla damsızdılahis are tasteless | biznikile damsızdılaours are tasteless | siznikile damsızdılayours (pl.) are tasteless | alanıqıla damsızdılatheirs are tasteless |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu damsızdı, bıla damsızdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".