ertdendegi
/ertdendeɡi/
morning, of the morning — With a possessive ending it can stand alone for 'the morning one': ertdendegisi is used of the morning milking, set beside the evening one.
- sütnü ertdendegisi — the morning portion of the milk
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | ertdendegimeI am morning | ertdendegiseyou are morning | ertdendegidihe is morning | ertdendegibizwe are morning | ertdendegisizyou all are morning | ertdendegidilethey are morning |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden ertdendegidi — "compared to me, he is morning."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki ertdendegidimine is morning | seniki ertdendegidiyours is morning | anıqı ertdendegidihis is morning | bizniki ertdendegidiours is morning | sizniki ertdendegidiyours (pl.) is morning | alanıqı ertdendegiditheirs is morning |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile ertdendegidilemine are morning | senikile ertdendegidileyours are morning | anıqıla ertdendegidilehis are morning | biznikile ertdendegidileours are morning | siznikile ertdendegidileyours (pl.) are morning | alanıqıla ertdendegidiletheirs are morning |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu ertdendegidi, bıla ertdendegidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".