digil-migil
/diɡil-miɡil/
petty, trivial — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it Karachay and disparaging. Common phrases: digil-migil çot "trifles, petty undertakings" and digil-migil eterge "fuss over trifles".
- digil-migil çot — petty undertakings
- digil-migil adam — a petty person
- digil-migil işle — petty matters
- ol digil-migil adamdı — he is a petty person
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | digil-migilmeI am petty | digil-migilseyou are petty | digil-migildihe is petty | digil-migilbizwe are petty | digil-migilsizyou all are petty | digil-migildilethey are petty |
| comparative — more | digil-migilirekmeI am pettier | digil-migilirekseyou are pettier | digil-migilirekdihe is pettier | digil-migilirekbizwe are pettier | digil-migilireksizyou all are pettier | digil-migilirekdilethey are pettier |
| intensifier — very | bek digil-migilmeI am very petty | bek digil-migilseyou are very petty | bek digil-migildihe is very petty | bek digil-migilbizwe are very petty | bek digil-migilsizyou all are very petty | bek digil-migildilethey are very petty |
| superlative — most | em digil-migilmeI am the pettiest | em digil-migilseyou are the pettiest | em digil-migildihe is the pettiest | em digil-migilbizwe are the pettiest | em digil-migilsizyou all are the pettiest | em digil-migildilethey are the pettiest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden digil-migildi — "compared to me, he is petty."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki digil-migildimine is petty | seniki digil-migildiyours is petty | anıqı digil-migildihis is petty | bizniki digil-migildiours is petty | sizniki digil-migildiyours (pl.) is petty | alanıqı digil-migilditheirs is petty |
| comparative — more | meniki digil-migilirekdimine is pettier | seniki digil-migilirekdiyours is pettier | anıqı digil-migilirekdihis is pettier | bizniki digil-migilirekdiours is pettier | sizniki digil-migilirekdiyours (pl.) is pettier | alanıqı digil-migilirekditheirs is pettier |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek digil-migildimine is very petty | seniki bek digil-migildiyours is very petty | anıqı bek digil-migildihis is very petty | bizniki bek digil-migildiours is very petty | sizniki bek digil-migildiyours (pl.) is very petty | alanıqı bek digil-migilditheirs is very petty |
| superlative — most | meniki em digil-migildimine is the pettiest | seniki em digil-migildiyours is the pettiest | anıqı em digil-migildihis is the pettiest | bizniki em digil-migildiours is the pettiest | sizniki em digil-migildiyours (pl.) is the pettiest | alanıqı em digil-migilditheirs is the pettiest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile digil-migildilemine are petty | senikile digil-migildileyours are petty | anıqıla digil-migildilehis are petty | biznikile digil-migildileours are petty | siznikile digil-migildileyours (pl.) are petty | alanıqıla digil-migildiletheirs are petty |
| comparative — more | menikile digil-migilirekdilemine are pettier | senikile digil-migilirekdileyours are pettier | anıqıla digil-migilirekdilehis are pettier | biznikile digil-migilirekdileours are pettier | siznikile digil-migilirekdileyours (pl.) are pettier | alanıqıla digil-migilirekdiletheirs are pettier |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek digil-migildilemine are very petty | senikile bek digil-migildileyours are very petty | anıqıla bek digil-migildilehis are very petty | biznikile bek digil-migildileours are very petty | siznikile bek digil-migildileyours (pl.) are very petty | alanıqıla bek digil-migildiletheirs are very petty |
| superlative — most | menikile em digil-migildilemine are the pettiest | senikile em digil-migildileyours are the pettiest | anıqıla em digil-migildilehis are the pettiest | biznikile em digil-migildileours are the pettiest | siznikile em digil-migildileyours (pl.) are the pettiest | alanıqıla em digil-migildiletheirs are the pettiest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu digil-migildi, bıla digil-migildile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".