erleŋen
/erleŋen/
mature, grown to manhood one source
- erleŋen jaş — a grown young man
- erleŋen ulanla — mature lads
- ol erleŋen jigitdi — he is a mature young man
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | erleŋenmeI am mature | erleŋenseyou are mature | erleŋendihe is mature | erleŋenbizwe are mature | erleŋensizyou all are mature | erleŋendilethey are mature |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden erleŋendi — "compared to me, he is mature."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki erleŋendimine is mature | seniki erleŋendiyours is mature | anıqı erleŋendihis is mature | bizniki erleŋendiours is mature | sizniki erleŋendiyours (pl.) is mature | alanıqı erleŋenditheirs is mature |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile erleŋendilemine are mature | senikile erleŋendileyours are mature | anıqıla erleŋendilehis are mature | biznikile erleŋendileours are mature | siznikile erleŋendileyours (pl.) are mature | alanıqıla erleŋendiletheirs are mature |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu erleŋendi, bıla erleŋendile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".