ençi
/entʃi/
1. personal, own
- ençi rıshı — personal property
- ençi jer bawur — one's own plot of land
- bizni ençi mülkübüz — our own household
- ol alanı ençi işleridi — that is their own business
- bu meni ençi işimdi — this is my own personal business
- ortaq ögüzden ençi buzow aşhı — one's own calf is better than a shared ox
2. private, individually owned, held by one owner
- ençi ielik — private ownership
- ençi tüken — a private shop
- ençi mülk — an individually owned farm
- ençi halda — privately, in a private capacity
3. special, particular, distinctive
- ençi salam men bereme — I send a special greeting
- qılığında talay ençi hal bardı — his character has several distinctive traits
- qılığında ençi halları — the distinctive traits of his character
- ençi at — a proper noun
- ençi söz — a private, heart-to-heart talk
4. separate, isolated, kept apart
- ilmunu ençi bölümü — a separate branch of science
- ençi kitab bolub çıqğandı — it came out as a separate book
- eşikleri ençi bolğan fatar — an apartment with a separate entrance
- ençi bolurğa — to set oneself apart
5. separately, apart
- ençi jaşayma — I live separately
- ol bizden ençi jaşaydı — he lives separately from us
- birsileden arlaqda ençi süelib — standing apart, away from the others
- ençi tururğa — to keep apart
- ençi-ençi — each one separately
6. confidential, not meant for others
- seni bla ençi sözüm bardı — I have a confidential word with you
- ençi söz — a confidential word
7. in private, privately, one-on-one
- ençi söleş — speak in private
- ençi ayt — tell it privately
- ençi bildir — let someone know privately
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | ençimeI am personal | ençiseyou are personal | ençidihe is personal | ençibizwe are personal | ençisizyou all are personal | ençidilethey are personal |
| comparative — more | ençirekmeI am more personal | ençirekseyou are more personal | ençirekdihe is more personal | ençirekbizwe are more personal | ençireksizyou all are more personal | ençirekdilethey are more personal |
| intensifier — very | bek ençimeI am very personal | bek ençiseyou are very personal | bek ençidihe is very personal | bek ençibizwe are very personal | bek ençisizyou all are very personal | bek ençidilethey are very personal |
| superlative — most | em ençimeI am the most personal | em ençiseyou are the most personal | em ençidihe is the most personal | em ençibizwe are the most personal | em ençisizyou all are the most personal | em ençidilethey are the most personal |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden ençidi — "compared to me, he is personal."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki ençidimine is personal | seniki ençidiyours is personal | anıqı ençidihis is personal | bizniki ençidiours is personal | sizniki ençidiyours (pl.) is personal | alanıqı ençiditheirs is personal |
| comparative — more | meniki ençirekdimine is more personal | seniki ençirekdiyours is more personal | anıqı ençirekdihis is more personal | bizniki ençirekdiours is more personal | sizniki ençirekdiyours (pl.) is more personal | alanıqı ençirekditheirs is more personal |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek ençidimine is very personal | seniki bek ençidiyours is very personal | anıqı bek ençidihis is very personal | bizniki bek ençidiours is very personal | sizniki bek ençidiyours (pl.) is very personal | alanıqı bek ençiditheirs is very personal |
| superlative — most | meniki em ençidimine is the most personal | seniki em ençidiyours is the most personal | anıqı em ençidihis is the most personal | bizniki em ençidiours is the most personal | sizniki em ençidiyours (pl.) is the most personal | alanıqı em ençiditheirs is the most personal |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile ençidilemine are personal | senikile ençidileyours are personal | anıqıla ençidilehis are personal | biznikile ençidileours are personal | siznikile ençidileyours (pl.) are personal | alanıqıla ençidiletheirs are personal |
| comparative — more | menikile ençirekdilemine are more personal | senikile ençirekdileyours are more personal | anıqıla ençirekdilehis are more personal | biznikile ençirekdileours are more personal | siznikile ençirekdileyours (pl.) are more personal | alanıqıla ençirekdiletheirs are more personal |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek ençidilemine are very personal | senikile bek ençidileyours are very personal | anıqıla bek ençidilehis are very personal | biznikile bek ençidileours are very personal | siznikile bek ençidileyours (pl.) are very personal | alanıqıla bek ençidiletheirs are very personal |
| superlative — most | menikile em ençidilemine are the most personal | senikile em ençidileyours are the most personal | anıqıla em ençidilehis are the most personal | biznikile em ençidileours are the most personal | siznikile em ençidileyours (pl.) are the most personal | alanıqıla em ençidiletheirs are the most personal |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu ençidi, bıla ençidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".