girej
/ɡiredʒ/
persistent, insistent, stubborn — Used of people who keep on until they get their way, as in girej adam "a persistent person".
- girej adam — a persistent person
- girej sabiy — an insistent child
- egeçim bek girejdi — my sister is very persistent
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | girejmeI am stubborn | girejseyou are stubborn | girejdihe is stubborn | girejbizwe are stubborn | girejsizyou all are stubborn | girejdilethey are stubborn |
| comparative — more | girejirekmeI am more stubborn | girejirekseyou are more stubborn | girejirekdihe is more stubborn | girejirekbizwe are more stubborn | girejireksizyou all are more stubborn | girejirekdilethey are more stubborn |
| intensifier — very | bek girejmeI am very stubborn | bek girejseyou are very stubborn | bek girejdihe is very stubborn | bek girejbizwe are very stubborn | bek girejsizyou all are very stubborn | bek girejdilethey are very stubborn |
| superlative — most | em girejmeI am the most stubborn | em girejseyou are the most stubborn | em girejdihe is the most stubborn | em girejbizwe are the most stubborn | em girejsizyou all are the most stubborn | em girejdilethey are the most stubborn |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden girejdi — "compared to me, he is stubborn."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki girejdimine is stubborn | seniki girejdiyours is stubborn | anıqı girejdihis is stubborn | bizniki girejdiours is stubborn | sizniki girejdiyours (pl.) is stubborn | alanıqı girejditheirs is stubborn |
| comparative — more | meniki girejirekdimine is more stubborn | seniki girejirekdiyours is more stubborn | anıqı girejirekdihis is more stubborn | bizniki girejirekdiours is more stubborn | sizniki girejirekdiyours (pl.) is more stubborn | alanıqı girejirekditheirs is more stubborn |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek girejdimine is very stubborn | seniki bek girejdiyours is very stubborn | anıqı bek girejdihis is very stubborn | bizniki bek girejdiours is very stubborn | sizniki bek girejdiyours (pl.) is very stubborn | alanıqı bek girejditheirs is very stubborn |
| superlative — most | meniki em girejdimine is the most stubborn | seniki em girejdiyours is the most stubborn | anıqı em girejdihis is the most stubborn | bizniki em girejdiours is the most stubborn | sizniki em girejdiyours (pl.) is the most stubborn | alanıqı em girejditheirs is the most stubborn |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile girejdilemine are stubborn | senikile girejdileyours are stubborn | anıqıla girejdilehis are stubborn | biznikile girejdileours are stubborn | siznikile girejdileyours (pl.) are stubborn | alanıqıla girejdiletheirs are stubborn |
| comparative — more | menikile girejirekdilemine are more stubborn | senikile girejirekdileyours are more stubborn | anıqıla girejirekdilehis are more stubborn | biznikile girejirekdileours are more stubborn | siznikile girejirekdileyours (pl.) are more stubborn | alanıqıla girejirekdiletheirs are more stubborn |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek girejdilemine are very stubborn | senikile bek girejdileyours are very stubborn | anıqıla bek girejdilehis are very stubborn | biznikile bek girejdileours are very stubborn | siznikile bek girejdileyours (pl.) are very stubborn | alanıqıla bek girejdiletheirs are very stubborn |
| superlative — most | menikile em girejdilemine are the most stubborn | senikile em girejdileyours are the most stubborn | anıqıla em girejdilehis are the most stubborn | biznikile em girejdileours are the most stubborn | siznikile em girejdileyours (pl.) are the most stubborn | alanıqıla em girejdiletheirs are the most stubborn |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu girejdi, bıla girejdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".