erinçek
/erintʃek/ · plural erinçekle
1. lazy, idle, work-shy
- erinçek adam — a lazy man
- erinçek işçi — a lazy worker
- erinçek qatın — a work-shy woman
- erinçek bolma — do not be lazy
- erinçek adam harib bolur — a lazy man becomes poor
- erinçek jaş endi tirilgendi — the lazy boy has now livened up
2. idler, lazybones
- ey, erinçek, qob — hey, lazybones, get up
- erinçekle köbdüle — there are many idlers
- erinçekni joqdu aşı — the idler has no food
- erinçekge ot etdirme — do not have an idler light the fire
- erinçekle işge homuh uzaladıla — idlers reach for work sluggishly
3. lazily
- ol erinçek işleydi — he works lazily
- erinçek atladım — I stepped lazily
- erinçek atlay — stepping lazily
- sanları qımıldaydıla erinçek — his limbs move lazily
As an adjective
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | erinçekmeI am lazy | erinçekseyou are lazy | erinçekdihe is lazy | erinçekbizwe are lazy | erinçeksizyou all are lazy | erinçekdilethey are lazy |
| comparative — more | erinçegirekmeI am lazier | erinçegirekseyou are lazier | erinçegirekdihe is lazier | erinçegirekbizwe are lazier | erinçegireksizyou all are lazier | erinçegirekdilethey are lazier |
| intensifier — very | bek erinçekmeI am very lazy | bek erinçekseyou are very lazy | bek erinçekdihe is very lazy | bek erinçekbizwe are very lazy | bek erinçeksizyou all are very lazy | bek erinçekdilethey are very lazy |
| superlative — most | em erinçekmeI am the laziest | em erinçekseyou are the laziest | em erinçekdihe is the laziest | em erinçekbizwe are the laziest | em erinçeksizyou all are the laziest | em erinçekdilethey are the laziest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden erinçekdi — "compared to me, he is lazy."
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | erinçekthe idler | erinçegimmy idler | erinçegiŋyour idler | erinçegihis idler | erinçegibizour idler | erinçegigizyou all's idler | erinçekleritheir idlers |
| Genitive | erinçeknithe idler's | erinçegimimy idler's | erinçegiŋiyour idler's | erinçeginihis idler's | erinçegibizniour idler's | erinçegigizniyou all's idler's | erinçeklerinitheir idlers' |
| Accusative | erinçeknithe idler (as the object) | erinçegimimy idler (as the object) | erinçegiŋiyour idler (as the object) | erinçeginhis idler (as the object) | erinçegibizniour idler (as the object) | erinçegigizniyou all's idler (as the object) | erinçeklerintheir idlers (as the object) |
| Dative | erinçekgeto the idler | erinçegimeto my idler | erinçegiŋeto your idler | erinçegineto his idler | erinçegibizgeto our idler | erinçegigizgeto you all's idler | erinçeklerineto their idlers |
| Locative | erinçekdein / at the idler | erinçegimdein / at my idler | erinçegiŋdein / at your idler | erinçegindein / at his idler | erinçegibizdein / at our idler | erinçegigizdein / at you all's idler | erinçeklerindein / at their idlers |
| Ablative | erinçekdenfrom the idler | erinçegimdenfrom my idler | erinçegiŋdenfrom your idler | erinçegindenfrom his idler | erinçegibizdenfrom our idler | erinçegigizdenfrom you all's idler | erinçeklerindenfrom their idlers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | erinçeklethe idlers | erinçeklerimmy idlers | erinçekleriŋyour idlers | erinçeklerihis idlers | erinçekleribizour idlers | erinçeklerigizyou all's idlers | erinçekleritheir idlers |
| Genitive | erinçeklenithe idlers' | erinçeklerimimy idlers' | erinçekleriŋiyour idlers' | erinçeklerinihis idlers' | erinçekleribizniour idlers' | erinçeklerigizniyou all's idlers' | erinçeklerinitheir idlers' |
| Accusative | erinçeklenithe idlers (as the object) | erinçeklerimimy idlers (as the object) | erinçekleriŋiyour idlers (as the object) | erinçeklerinhis idlers (as the object) | erinçekleribizniour idlers (as the object) | erinçeklerigizniyou all's idlers (as the object) | erinçeklerintheir idlers (as the object) |
| Dative | erinçeklegeto the idlers | erinçeklerimeto my idlers | erinçekleriŋeto your idlers | erinçeklerineto his idlers | erinçekleribizgeto our idlers | erinçeklerigizgeto you all's idlers | erinçeklerineto their idlers |
| Locative | erinçekledein / at the idlers | erinçeklerimdein / at my idlers | erinçekleriŋdein / at your idlers | erinçeklerindein / at his idlers | erinçekleribizdein / at our idlers | erinçeklerigizdein / at you all's idlers | erinçeklerindein / at their idlers |
| Ablative | erinçekledenfrom the idlers | erinçeklerimdenfrom my idlers | erinçekleriŋdenfrom your idlers | erinçeklerindenfrom his idlers | erinçekleribizdenfrom our idlers | erinçeklerigizdenfrom you all's idlers | erinçeklerindenfrom their idlers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: erinçekleri can mean "his / her idlers", "their idler", or "their idlers" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | erinçeknikithe idler's one | erinçeknikilethe idler's ones | erinçeklenikithe idlers' one | erinçeklenikilethe idlers' ones |
| Genitive | erinçeknikiniof the idler's one | erinçeknikileniof the idler's ones | erinçeklenikiniof the idlers' one | erinçeklenikileniof the idlers' ones |
| Accusative | erinçeknikinthe idler's one (as the object) | erinçeknikilenithe idler's ones (as the object) | erinçeklenikinthe idlers' one (as the object) | erinçeklenikilenithe idlers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | erinçeknikineto the idler's one | erinçeknikilegeto the idler's ones | erinçeklenikineto the idlers' one | erinçeklenikilegeto the idlers' ones |
| Locative | erinçeknikindein / at the idler's one | erinçeknikiledein / at the idler's ones | erinçeklenikindein / at the idlers' one | erinçeklenikiledein / at the idlers' ones |
| Ablative | erinçeknikindenfrom the idler's one | erinçeknikiledenfrom the idler's ones | erinçeklenikindenfrom the idlers' one | erinçeklenikiledenfrom the idlers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.