elsiz
/elsiz/
1. odd, eccentric, quirky, unlike other people
- elsiz qılıq — an eccentric character
- elsiz adam — an odd person
- ol elsiz adamdı — he is an odd person
- elsiz kiyim — outlandish clothing
2. tactless, failing to observe what is proper
- elsiz qılıq — tactless behavior
- elsiz söz — a tactless remark
- elsiz soruw — a tactless question
- elsiz iş — a tactless act
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | elsizmeI am eccentric | elsizseyou are eccentric | elsizdihe is eccentric | elsizbizwe are eccentric | elsizsizyou all are eccentric | elsizdilethey are eccentric |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden elsizdi — "compared to me, he is eccentric."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki elsizdimine is eccentric | seniki elsizdiyours is eccentric | anıqı elsizdihis is eccentric | bizniki elsizdiours is eccentric | sizniki elsizdiyours (pl.) is eccentric | alanıqı elsizditheirs is eccentric |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile elsizdilemine are eccentric | senikile elsizdileyours are eccentric | anıqıla elsizdilehis are eccentric | biznikile elsizdileours are eccentric | siznikile elsizdileyours (pl.) are eccentric | alanıqıla elsizdiletheirs are eccentric |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu elsizdi, bıla elsizdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".