emçekdegi
/emtʃekdeɡi/
nursing, breast-fed (of an infant) — Literally 'being at the breast'. It is used mostly in emçekdegi sabiy, a baby that is still breast-fed.
- emçekdegi sabiy — a nursing baby
- emçekdegi sabiy juqlaydı — the nursing baby is sleeping
- emçekdegi sabiyni anası — the nursing baby's mother
- bizde emçekdegi sabiy bardı — we have a nursing baby
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | emçekdegimeI am nursing | emçekdegiseyou are nursing | emçekdegidihe is nursing | emçekdegibizwe are nursing | emçekdegisizyou all are nursing | emçekdegidilethey are nursing |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden emçekdegidi — "compared to me, he is nursing."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki emçekdegidimine is nursing | seniki emçekdegidiyours is nursing | anıqı emçekdegidihis is nursing | bizniki emçekdegidiours is nursing | sizniki emçekdegidiyours (pl.) is nursing | alanıqı emçekdegiditheirs is nursing |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile emçekdegidilemine are nursing | senikile emçekdegidileyours are nursing | anıqıla emçekdegidilehis are nursing | biznikile emçekdegidileours are nursing | siznikile emçekdegidileyours (pl.) are nursing | alanıqıla emçekdegidiletheirs are nursing |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu emçekdegidi, bıla emçekdegidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".