durus
/durus/
1. right, correct, true
- durus tüldü — that is not right
- aythanıŋ durusdu — what you say is right
- anı aqılı durusdu — his opinion is correct
- durus juwap — a correct answer
- durus hapar — true news
- qısha em durus juwap — a short and correct answer
2. just, fair, proper
- durus adam — a just person
- durus aytırğa — to speak justly
- durus söz taş jarır — a just word will split a stone
- men bu işni durus köreme — I find this matter proper
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | durusmaI am right | durussayou are right | durusduhe is right | durusbuzwe are right | durussuzyou all are right | durusdulathey are right |
| comparative — more | durusuraqmaI am more right | durusuraqsayou are more right | durusuraqdıhe is more right | durusuraqbızwe are more right | durusuraqsızyou all are more right | durusuraqdılathey are more right |
| intensifier — very | bek durusmaI am very right | bek durussayou are very right | bek durusduhe is very right | bek durusbuzwe are very right | bek durussuzyou all are very right | bek durusdulathey are very right |
| superlative — most | em durusmaI am the most right | em durussayou are the most right | em durusduhe is the most right | em durusbuzwe are the most right | em durussuzyou all are the most right | em durusdulathey are the most right |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden durusdu — "compared to me, he is right."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki durusdumine is right | seniki durusduyours is right | anıqı durusduhis is right | bizniki durusduours is right | sizniki durusduyours (pl.) is right | alanıqı durusdutheirs is right |
| comparative — more | meniki durusuraqdımine is more right | seniki durusuraqdıyours is more right | anıqı durusuraqdıhis is more right | bizniki durusuraqdıours is more right | sizniki durusuraqdıyours (pl.) is more right | alanıqı durusuraqdıtheirs is more right |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek durusdumine is very right | seniki bek durusduyours is very right | anıqı bek durusduhis is very right | bizniki bek durusduours is very right | sizniki bek durusduyours (pl.) is very right | alanıqı bek durusdutheirs is very right |
| superlative — most | meniki em durusdumine is the most right | seniki em durusduyours is the most right | anıqı em durusduhis is the most right | bizniki em durusduours is the most right | sizniki em durusduyours (pl.) is the most right | alanıqı em durusdutheirs is the most right |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile durusdulamine are right | senikile durusdulayours are right | anıqıla durusdulahis are right | biznikile durusdulaours are right | siznikile durusdulayours (pl.) are right | alanıqıla durusdulatheirs are right |
| comparative — more | menikile durusuraqdılamine are more right | senikile durusuraqdılayours are more right | anıqıla durusuraqdılahis are more right | biznikile durusuraqdılaours are more right | siznikile durusuraqdılayours (pl.) are more right | alanıqıla durusuraqdılatheirs are more right |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek durusdulamine are very right | senikile bek durusdulayours are very right | anıqıla bek durusdulahis are very right | biznikile bek durusdulaours are very right | siznikile bek durusdulayours (pl.) are very right | alanıqıla bek durusdulatheirs are very right |
| superlative — most | menikile em durusdulamine are the most right | senikile em durusdulayours are the most right | anıqıla em durusdulahis are the most right | biznikile em durusdulaours are the most right | siznikile em durusdulayours (pl.) are the most right | alanıqıla em durusdulatheirs are the most right |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu durusdu, bıla durusdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".