elekbaş

/elekbaʃ/

(adj.) forgetful, absent-minded — Literally "sieve-headed", from elek "sieve" and baş "head": someone whose memory lets things slip through like a sieve.

elekbaş adam — a forgetful person
sen elekbaşsa — you are forgetful
men elekbaş tülme — I am not forgetful
ol elekbaş edi — he was absent-minded

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — elekbaş
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	elekbaşmaI am forgetful	elekbaşsayou are forgetful	elekbaşdıhe is forgetful	elekbaşbızwe are forgetful	elekbaşsızyou all are forgetful	elekbaşdılathey are forgetful
comparative — more	elekbaşıraqmaI am more forgetful	elekbaşıraqsayou are more forgetful	elekbaşıraqdıhe is more forgetful	elekbaşıraqbızwe are more forgetful	elekbaşıraqsızyou all are more forgetful	elekbaşıraqdılathey are more forgetful
intensifier — very	bek elekbaşmaI am very forgetful	bek elekbaşsayou are very forgetful	bek elekbaşdıhe is very forgetful	bek elekbaşbızwe are very forgetful	bek elekbaşsızyou all are very forgetful	bek elekbaşdılathey are very forgetful
superlative — most	em elekbaşmaI am the most forgetful	em elekbaşsayou are the most forgetful	em elekbaşdıhe is the most forgetful	em elekbaşbızwe are the most forgetful	em elekbaşsızyou all are the most forgetful	em elekbaşdılathey are the most forgetful

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden elekbaşdı — "compared to me, he is forgetful."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — elekbaş
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki elekbaşdımine is forgetful	seniki elekbaşdıyours is forgetful	anıqı elekbaşdıhis is forgetful	bizniki elekbaşdıours is forgetful	sizniki elekbaşdıyours (pl.) is forgetful	alanıqı elekbaşdıtheirs is forgetful
comparative — more	meniki elekbaşıraqdımine is more forgetful	seniki elekbaşıraqdıyours is more forgetful	anıqı elekbaşıraqdıhis is more forgetful	bizniki elekbaşıraqdıours is more forgetful	sizniki elekbaşıraqdıyours (pl.) is more forgetful	alanıqı elekbaşıraqdıtheirs is more forgetful
intensifier — very	meniki bek elekbaşdımine is very forgetful	seniki bek elekbaşdıyours is very forgetful	anıqı bek elekbaşdıhis is very forgetful	bizniki bek elekbaşdıours is very forgetful	sizniki bek elekbaşdıyours (pl.) is very forgetful	alanıqı bek elekbaşdıtheirs is very forgetful
superlative — most	meniki em elekbaşdımine is the most forgetful	seniki em elekbaşdıyours is the most forgetful	anıqı em elekbaşdıhis is the most forgetful	bizniki em elekbaşdıours is the most forgetful	sizniki em elekbaşdıyours (pl.) is the most forgetful	alanıqı em elekbaşdıtheirs is the most forgetful

Several things

Several things — elekbaş
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile elekbaşdılamine are forgetful	senikile elekbaşdılayours are forgetful	anıqıla elekbaşdılahis are forgetful	biznikile elekbaşdılaours are forgetful	siznikile elekbaşdılayours (pl.) are forgetful	alanıqıla elekbaşdılatheirs are forgetful
comparative — more	menikile elekbaşıraqdılamine are more forgetful	senikile elekbaşıraqdılayours are more forgetful	anıqıla elekbaşıraqdılahis are more forgetful	biznikile elekbaşıraqdılaours are more forgetful	siznikile elekbaşıraqdılayours (pl.) are more forgetful	alanıqıla elekbaşıraqdılatheirs are more forgetful
intensifier — very	menikile bek elekbaşdılamine are very forgetful	senikile bek elekbaşdılayours are very forgetful	anıqıla bek elekbaşdılahis are very forgetful	biznikile bek elekbaşdılaours are very forgetful	siznikile bek elekbaşdılayours (pl.) are very forgetful	alanıqıla bek elekbaşdılatheirs are very forgetful
superlative — most	menikile em elekbaşdılamine are the most forgetful	senikile em elekbaşdılayours are the most forgetful	anıqıla em elekbaşdılahis are the most forgetful	biznikile em elekbaşdılaours are the most forgetful	siznikile em elekbaşdılayours (pl.) are the most forgetful	alanıqıla em elekbaşdılatheirs are the most forgetful

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu elekbaşdı, bıla elekbaşdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".