defitsitli
/defitsitli/
scarce, in short supply — Common in defitsitli tovarla "scarce goods". one source
- defitsitli tovarla — scarce goods
- defitsitli zat — a scarce item
- defitsitli aşarıqla — scarce foodstuffs
- bu darman defitsitlidi — this medicine is in short supply
- ol zamanda şeker defitsitli edi — sugar was scarce at that time
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | defitsitlimeI am scarce | defitsitliseyou are scarce | defitsitlidihe is scarce | defitsitlibizwe are scarce | defitsitlisizyou all are scarce | defitsitlidilethey are scarce |
| comparative — more | defitsitlirekmeI am scarcer | defitsitlirekseyou are scarcer | defitsitlirekdihe is scarcer | defitsitlirekbizwe are scarcer | defitsitlireksizyou all are scarcer | defitsitlirekdilethey are scarcer |
| intensifier — very | bek defitsitlimeI am very scarce | bek defitsitliseyou are very scarce | bek defitsitlidihe is very scarce | bek defitsitlibizwe are very scarce | bek defitsitlisizyou all are very scarce | bek defitsitlidilethey are very scarce |
| superlative — most | em defitsitlimeI am the scarcest | em defitsitliseyou are the scarcest | em defitsitlidihe is the scarcest | em defitsitlibizwe are the scarcest | em defitsitlisizyou all are the scarcest | em defitsitlidilethey are the scarcest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden defitsitlidi — "compared to me, he is scarce."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki defitsitlidimine is scarce | seniki defitsitlidiyours is scarce | anıqı defitsitlidihis is scarce | bizniki defitsitlidiours is scarce | sizniki defitsitlidiyours (pl.) is scarce | alanıqı defitsitliditheirs is scarce |
| comparative — more | meniki defitsitlirekdimine is scarcer | seniki defitsitlirekdiyours is scarcer | anıqı defitsitlirekdihis is scarcer | bizniki defitsitlirekdiours is scarcer | sizniki defitsitlirekdiyours (pl.) is scarcer | alanıqı defitsitlirekditheirs is scarcer |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek defitsitlidimine is very scarce | seniki bek defitsitlidiyours is very scarce | anıqı bek defitsitlidihis is very scarce | bizniki bek defitsitlidiours is very scarce | sizniki bek defitsitlidiyours (pl.) is very scarce | alanıqı bek defitsitliditheirs is very scarce |
| superlative — most | meniki em defitsitlidimine is the scarcest | seniki em defitsitlidiyours is the scarcest | anıqı em defitsitlidihis is the scarcest | bizniki em defitsitlidiours is the scarcest | sizniki em defitsitlidiyours (pl.) is the scarcest | alanıqı em defitsitliditheirs is the scarcest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile defitsitlidilemine are scarce | senikile defitsitlidileyours are scarce | anıqıla defitsitlidilehis are scarce | biznikile defitsitlidileours are scarce | siznikile defitsitlidileyours (pl.) are scarce | alanıqıla defitsitlidiletheirs are scarce |
| comparative — more | menikile defitsitlirekdilemine are scarcer | senikile defitsitlirekdileyours are scarcer | anıqıla defitsitlirekdilehis are scarcer | biznikile defitsitlirekdileours are scarcer | siznikile defitsitlirekdileyours (pl.) are scarcer | alanıqıla defitsitlirekdiletheirs are scarcer |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek defitsitlidilemine are very scarce | senikile bek defitsitlidileyours are very scarce | anıqıla bek defitsitlidilehis are very scarce | biznikile bek defitsitlidileours are very scarce | siznikile bek defitsitlidileyours (pl.) are very scarce | alanıqıla bek defitsitlidiletheirs are very scarce |
| superlative — most | menikile em defitsitlidilemine are the scarcest | senikile em defitsitlidileyours are the scarcest | anıqıla em defitsitlidilehis are the scarcest | biznikile em defitsitlidileours are the scarcest | siznikile em defitsitlidileyours (pl.) are the scarcest | alanıqıla em defitsitlidiletheirs are the scarcest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu defitsitlidi, bıla defitsitlidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".