duppuq
/duppuq/
1. blunt, not sharp
- duppuq bıçaq — a blunt knife
- baltam duppuqdu — my axe is blunt
- bıçaq duppuq bolğandı — the knife has gone blunt
- duppuq bıçaq qol keser — a blunt knife will cut a hand too
2. dull-witted, slow-witted, dim
- duppuq adam — a dull-witted person
- ol bek duppuqdu — he is very slow-witted
- duppuq bolma — don't be dull-witted
3. obtuse — Of an angle: duppuq müyüş means an obtuse angle.
- duppuq müyüş — an obtuse angle
- bu müyüş duppuqdu — this angle is obtuse
- duppuq müyüşle — obtuse angles
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | duppuqmaI am blunt | duppuqsayou are blunt | duppuqduhe is blunt | duppuqbuzwe are blunt | duppuqsuzyou all are blunt | duppuqdulathey are blunt |
| comparative — more | duppuğuraqmaI am blunter | duppuğuraqsayou are blunter | duppuğuraqdıhe is blunter | duppuğuraqbızwe are blunter | duppuğuraqsızyou all are blunter | duppuğuraqdılathey are blunter |
| intensifier — very | bek duppuqmaI am very blunt | bek duppuqsayou are very blunt | bek duppuqduhe is very blunt | bek duppuqbuzwe are very blunt | bek duppuqsuzyou all are very blunt | bek duppuqdulathey are very blunt |
| superlative — most | em duppuqmaI am the bluntest | em duppuqsayou are the bluntest | em duppuqduhe is the bluntest | em duppuqbuzwe are the bluntest | em duppuqsuzyou all are the bluntest | em duppuqdulathey are the bluntest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden duppuqdu — "compared to me, he is blunt."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki duppuqdumine is blunt | seniki duppuqduyours is blunt | anıqı duppuqduhis is blunt | bizniki duppuqduours is blunt | sizniki duppuqduyours (pl.) is blunt | alanıqı duppuqdutheirs is blunt |
| comparative — more | meniki duppuğuraqdımine is blunter | seniki duppuğuraqdıyours is blunter | anıqı duppuğuraqdıhis is blunter | bizniki duppuğuraqdıours is blunter | sizniki duppuğuraqdıyours (pl.) is blunter | alanıqı duppuğuraqdıtheirs is blunter |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek duppuqdumine is very blunt | seniki bek duppuqduyours is very blunt | anıqı bek duppuqduhis is very blunt | bizniki bek duppuqduours is very blunt | sizniki bek duppuqduyours (pl.) is very blunt | alanıqı bek duppuqdutheirs is very blunt |
| superlative — most | meniki em duppuqdumine is the bluntest | seniki em duppuqduyours is the bluntest | anıqı em duppuqduhis is the bluntest | bizniki em duppuqduours is the bluntest | sizniki em duppuqduyours (pl.) is the bluntest | alanıqı em duppuqdutheirs is the bluntest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile duppuqdulamine are blunt | senikile duppuqdulayours are blunt | anıqıla duppuqdulahis are blunt | biznikile duppuqdulaours are blunt | siznikile duppuqdulayours (pl.) are blunt | alanıqıla duppuqdulatheirs are blunt |
| comparative — more | menikile duppuğuraqdılamine are blunter | senikile duppuğuraqdılayours are blunter | anıqıla duppuğuraqdılahis are blunter | biznikile duppuğuraqdılaours are blunter | siznikile duppuğuraqdılayours (pl.) are blunter | alanıqıla duppuğuraqdılatheirs are blunter |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek duppuqdulamine are very blunt | senikile bek duppuqdulayours are very blunt | anıqıla bek duppuqdulahis are very blunt | biznikile bek duppuqdulaours are very blunt | siznikile bek duppuqdulayours (pl.) are very blunt | alanıqıla bek duppuqdulatheirs are very blunt |
| superlative — most | menikile em duppuqdulamine are the bluntest | senikile em duppuqdulayours are the bluntest | anıqıla em duppuqdulahis are the bluntest | biznikile em duppuqdulaours are the bluntest | siznikile em duppuqdulayours (pl.) are the bluntest | alanıqıla em duppuqdulatheirs are the bluntest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu duppuqdu, bıla duppuqdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".