esli
/esli/
1. quick-witted, sharp, shrewd, sensible, intelligent
- esli sabiy — a quick-witted child
- esli adam — an intelligent man
- esli jaşçıq Azamat — Azamat, a sharp little boy
- bek esli sabiy — a very bright child
- esli qız — a shrewd girl
- esli qartla — sensible old men
- esli jaş — a sensible boy
2. attentive, observant
- esli qonaqbay — an attentive host
- esli sohta — an attentive pupil
- esli bolurğa kerekdi — one must be attentive
3. careful, cautious, prudent
- esli adam aşıqmaydı — a prudent person doesn't hurry
4. sensibly, wisely, attentively, with understanding
- esli söleşirge — to speak sensibly
- tögerekge esli qara — look around attentively
- Amin bek esli söleşdi — Amin spoke very wisely
- ustazğa esli tıŋılawçu edik — we used to listen to the teacher attentively
5. bigger, larger — As a predicate it takes the form eslidi "is bigger".
- esli almanı sabiyge ber — give the bigger apple to the child
- bu alma andan eslidi — this apple is bigger than that one
- qaysısı eslidi? — which one is bigger?
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | eslimeI am quick-witted | esliseyou are quick-witted | eslidihe is quick-witted | eslibizwe are quick-witted | eslisizyou all are quick-witted | eslidilethey are quick-witted |
| comparative — more | eslirekmeI am more quick-witted | eslirekseyou are more quick-witted | eslirekdihe is more quick-witted | eslirekbizwe are more quick-witted | eslireksizyou all are more quick-witted | eslirekdilethey are more quick-witted |
| intensifier — very | bek eslimeI am very quick-witted | bek esliseyou are very quick-witted | bek eslidihe is very quick-witted | bek eslibizwe are very quick-witted | bek eslisizyou all are very quick-witted | bek eslidilethey are very quick-witted |
| superlative — most | em eslimeI am the most quick-witted | em esliseyou are the most quick-witted | em eslidihe is the most quick-witted | em eslibizwe are the most quick-witted | em eslisizyou all are the most quick-witted | em eslidilethey are the most quick-witted |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden eslidi — "compared to me, he is quick-witted."