göbel
/ɡøbel/
pampered, soft, feeble, unfit for hard work — Said of people and of animals raised without hardship, as in göbel adam and göbel at.
- göbel adam — a pampered person
- göbel at — a pampered horse
- bu sabiy göbeldi — this child is pampered
- göbel bolurğa — to grow soft
- sabiyni göbel eterge — to make a child soft through indulgence
- göbel atla tütünleydile — the pampered horses are steaming
- göbel eşek ağaç elekni költürmez — a pampered donkey won't carry even a wooden sieve
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | göbelmeI am pampered | göbelseyou are pampered | göbeldihe is pampered | göbelbizwe are pampered | göbelsizyou all are pampered | göbeldilethey are pampered |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden göbeldi — "compared to me, he is pampered."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki göbeldimine is pampered | seniki göbeldiyours is pampered | anıqı göbeldihis is pampered | bizniki göbeldiours is pampered | sizniki göbeldiyours (pl.) is pampered | alanıqı göbelditheirs is pampered |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile göbeldilemine are pampered | senikile göbeldileyours are pampered | anıqıla göbeldilehis are pampered | biznikile göbeldileours are pampered | siznikile göbeldileyours (pl.) are pampered | alanıqıla göbeldiletheirs are pampered |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu göbeldi, bıla göbeldile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".