ertdegi
/ertdeɡi/
of long ago, ancient, of former times, old, former — Used as a noun in the plural, ertdegile means the people of old or those who came before.
- ertdegi zaman — times long past
- ertdegi adetle — ancient customs
- ertdegi haparla — tales of long ago
- ertdegi jırlanı süeme — I love the songs of long ago
- bizden ertdegile — those who came before us
- ertdegile alay ayta edile — the people of old used to say so
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki ertdegidimine is ancient | seniki ertdegidiyours is ancient | anıqı ertdegidihis is ancient | bizniki ertdegidiours is ancient | sizniki ertdegidiyours (pl.) is ancient | alanıqı ertdegiditheirs is ancient |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile ertdegidilemine are ancient | senikile ertdegidileyours are ancient | anıqıla ertdegidilehis are ancient | biznikile ertdegidileours are ancient | siznikile ertdegidileyours (pl.) are ancient | alanıqıla ertdegidiletheirs are ancient |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu ertdegidi, bıla ertdegidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".