german
/ɡerman/
1. German, of Germany or the Germans
- german askerle — German troops
- german şaharlanı kördüm — I saw the German cities
- ol german jerlede bolğandı — he has been in German lands
2. Germanic — Chiefly of the Germanic language family, as in german tille "the Germanic languages".
- german tille — the Germanic languages
- german halqla — the Germanic peoples
- german til bla — in a Germanic language
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki germandımine is German | seniki germandıyours is German | anıqı germandıhis is German | bizniki germandıours is German | sizniki germandıyours (pl.) is German | alanıqı germandıtheirs is German |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile germandılamine are German | senikile germandılayours are German | anıqıla germandılahis are German | biznikile germandılaours are German | siznikile germandılayours (pl.) are German | alanıqıla germandılatheirs are German |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu germandı, bıla germandıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".