eski
/eski/
Definitions
1. old (of things)
- eski palton — an old coat
- palton eski bolğandı — the coat has worn out
- eski üy — an old house
2. ancient, of old times, out of date
- eski jırla — old songs
- eski zamanda — in olden times
- eski adetle — outdated customs
3. former, previous
- eski direktor — the former director
- eski ustazım — my former teacher
- eski üyübüz — our previous house
4. experienced, skilled through long practice — figurative
- ol eski börüdü — he is an old wolf
- eski işçiledile, etallıqdıla — they are seasoned workers, they will manage it
- eski awçu — a seasoned hunter
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Origin
A word Karachay inherited from Proto-Turkic; Siemieniec-Gołaś lists it among the Proto-Turkic stock of Karachay-Balkar (2000, p. 144).Feedback
or .Degrees
| base form | eskiold |
|---|---|
| comparative — more | eskirekolder |
| intensifier — very | bek eskivery old |
| superlative — most | em eskithe oldest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden eskidi — "compared to me, he is old."
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men eskimeI am old | biz eskibizwe are old |
| 2nd person | sen eskiseyou are old | siz eskisizyou all are old |
| 3rd person | ol eskidihe / she / it is old | ala eskidilethey are old |
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu eskidithis is old | bıla eskidilethese are old |
| that / those | ol eskidithat / it is old | ala eskidilethose / they are old |
| mine | meniki eskidimine is old | menikile eskidilemine are old |
| yours | seniki eskidiyours is old | senikile eskidileyours are old |
| ours | bizniki eskidiours is old | biznikile eskidileours are old |