erli
/erli/
married (of a woman), having a husband
- erli tişirıw — a married woman
- erli bolğanı jüzügünden belgilidi — that she is married is clear from her ring
- atım erli, başım jarlı — I'm married in name only, and my life is misery
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | erlimeI am married | erliseyou are married | erlidihe is married | erlibizwe are married | erlisizyou all are married | erlidilethey are married |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden erlidi — "compared to me, he is married."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki erlidimine is married | seniki erlidiyours is married | anıqı erlidihis is married | bizniki erlidiours is married | sizniki erlidiyours (pl.) is married | alanıqı erliditheirs is married |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile erlidilemine are married | senikile erlidileyours are married | anıqıla erlidilehis are married | biznikile erlidileours are married | siznikile erlidileyours (pl.) are married | alanıqıla erlidiletheirs are married |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu erlidi, bıla erlidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".