esirgen
/esirɡen/
past participle of esirirge →
drunk, intoxicated — Used on its own it means a drunk, as in the proverb esirgen esindegin aytır, a drunk says what is on his mind.
- eki esirgen keldile — two drunks came
- esirgenim joqdu — I am not drunk
- esirgen esindegin aytır — a drunk says what is on his mind
- esirgenŋe teŋiz tobuqdan — to a drunk the sea is knee-deep
- esirgen elni küldürür — a drunk makes the village laugh
- esirgenni türtülür kereklisi joq — a drunk needs no pushing
Expressions
- esirgenin tögerge — run riot
- gırjından esirgen — drunk on wealth
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | esirgenmeI am drunk | esirgenseyou are drunk | esirgendihe is drunk | esirgenbizwe are drunk | esirgensizyou all are drunk | esirgendilethey are drunk |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden esirgendi — "compared to me, he is drunk."
Which reading? Look at what follows.
| esirgen + noun | the one who gets drunk (the noun is the doer) |
|---|---|
| esirgeni, nothing after | someone's getting drunk |
| esirgeni under bilirge, körürge | that someone gets drunk |
With an owner
| my | esirgenimmy having got drunk |
|---|---|
| your | esirgeniŋyour having got drunk |
| his / her | esirgenihis / her having got drunk |
| our | esirgenibizour having got drunk |
| you all's | esirgenigizyou all's having got drunk |
| their | esirgenleritheir having got drunk |
Cases with an owner
The endings on esirgeni, the form with a third-person owner. Every other owner takes the same six.
| nominative | esirgenihis / her having got drunk |
|---|---|
| genitive | esirgeninihis / her having got drunk's |
| accusative | esirgeninhis / her having got drunk |
| dative | esirgenineto his / her having got drunk |
| locative | esirgenindewhen he / she got drunk |
| ablative | esirgenindenafter he / she got drunk |
Negative
| the negative | esirmegenthe one that didn't get drunk |
|---|---|
| his / her | esirmegenihis / her not having got drunk |