gorda
/ɡorda/ · plural gordala
1. large, big
- gorda küçük — a big dog
- gorda bıçaq — a saber (literally a large knife)
- gorda qılıç — a large saber
2. lanky person, beanpole — A disparaging word for a tall, awkward person; compare goyra.
- ösüb, gorda bolub baradı — he is growing up and turning into a beanpole
- ol gorda bolğandı — he has become a lanky fellow
- bu gorda kimdi? — who is this beanpole?
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | gordamaI am large | gordasayou are large | gordadıhe is large | gordabızwe are large | gordasızyou all are large | gordadılathey are large |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden gordadı — "compared to me, he is large."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki gordadımine is large | seniki gordadıyours is large | anıqı gordadıhis is large | bizniki gordadıours is large | sizniki gordadıyours (pl.) is large | alanıqı gordadıtheirs is large |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile gordadılamine are large | senikile gordadılayours are large | anıqıla gordadılahis are large | biznikile gordadılaours are large | siznikile gordadılayours (pl.) are large | alanıqıla gordadılatheirs are large |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu gordadı, bıla gordadıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gordathe lanky person | gordammy lanky person | gordaŋyour lanky person | gordasıhis lanky person | gordabızour lanky person | gordağızyou all's lanky person | gordalarıtheir lanky people |
| Genitive | gordanıthe lanky person's | gordamımy lanky person's | gordaŋıyour lanky person's | gordasınıhis lanky person's | gordabıznıour lanky person's | gordağıznıyou all's lanky person's | gordalarınıtheir lanky people's |
| Accusative | gordanıthe lanky person (as the object) | gordamımy lanky person (as the object) | gordaŋıyour lanky person (as the object) | gordasınhis lanky person (as the object) | gordabıznıour lanky person (as the object) | gordağıznıyou all's lanky person (as the object) | gordalarıntheir lanky people (as the object) |
| Dative | gordağato the lanky person | gordamato my lanky person | gordaŋato your lanky person | gordasınato his lanky person | gordabızğato our lanky person | gordağızğato you all's lanky person | gordalarınato their lanky people |
| Locative | gordadain / at the lanky person | gordamdain / at my lanky person | gordaŋdain / at your lanky person | gordasındain / at his lanky person | gordabızdain / at our lanky person | gordağızdain / at you all's lanky person | gordalarındain / at their lanky people |
| Ablative | gordadanfrom the lanky person | gordamdanfrom my lanky person | gordaŋdanfrom your lanky person | gordasındanfrom his lanky person | gordabızdanfrom our lanky person | gordağızdanfrom you all's lanky person | gordalarındanfrom their lanky people |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gordalathe lanky people | gordalarımmy lanky people | gordalarıŋyour lanky people | gordalarıhis lanky people | gordalarıbızour lanky people | gordalarığızyou all's lanky people | gordalarıtheir lanky people |
| Genitive | gordalanıthe lanky people's | gordalarımımy lanky people's | gordalarıŋıyour lanky people's | gordalarınıhis lanky people's | gordalarıbıznıour lanky people's | gordalarığıznıyou all's lanky people's | gordalarınıtheir lanky people's |
| Accusative | gordalanıthe lanky people (as the object) | gordalarımımy lanky people (as the object) | gordalarıŋıyour lanky people (as the object) | gordalarınhis lanky people (as the object) | gordalarıbıznıour lanky people (as the object) | gordalarığıznıyou all's lanky people (as the object) | gordalarıntheir lanky people (as the object) |
| Dative | gordalağato the lanky people | gordalarımato my lanky people | gordalarıŋato your lanky people | gordalarınato his lanky people | gordalarıbızğato our lanky people | gordalarığızğato you all's lanky people | gordalarınato their lanky people |
| Locative | gordaladain / at the lanky people | gordalarımdain / at my lanky people | gordalarıŋdain / at your lanky people | gordalarındain / at his lanky people | gordalarıbızdain / at our lanky people | gordalarığızdain / at you all's lanky people | gordalarındain / at their lanky people |
| Ablative | gordaladanfrom the lanky people | gordalarımdanfrom my lanky people | gordalarıŋdanfrom your lanky people | gordalarındanfrom his lanky people | gordalarıbızdanfrom our lanky people | gordalarığızdanfrom you all's lanky people | gordalarındanfrom their lanky people |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gordaları can mean "his / her lanky people", "their lanky person", or "their lanky people" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gordanıqıthe lanky person's one | gordanıqılathe lanky person's ones | gordalanıqıthe lanky people's one | gordalanıqılathe lanky people's ones |
| Genitive | gordanıqınıof the lanky person's one | gordanıqılanıof the lanky person's ones | gordalanıqınıof the lanky people's one | gordalanıqılanıof the lanky people's ones |
| Accusative | gordanıqınthe lanky person's one (as the object) | gordanıqılanıthe lanky person's ones (as the object) | gordalanıqınthe lanky people's one (as the object) | gordalanıqılanıthe lanky people's ones (as the object) |
| Dative | gordanıqınato the lanky person's one | gordanıqılağato the lanky person's ones | gordalanıqınato the lanky people's one | gordalanıqılağato the lanky people's ones |
| Locative | gordanıqındain / at the lanky person's one | gordanıqıladain / at the lanky person's ones | gordalanıqındain / at the lanky people's one | gordalanıqıladain / at the lanky people's ones |
| Ablative | gordanıqındanfrom the lanky person's one | gordanıqıladanfrom the lanky person's ones | gordalanıqındanfrom the lanky people's one | gordalanıqıladanfrom the lanky people's ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.