gradusluq
/ɡradusluq/
of so many degrees — Used after a number, as in forty-degree frost. one source
- qırq gradusluq — forty-degree
- otuz gradusluq suwuq — a thirty-degree frost
- jıyırma gradusluq issi — twenty-degree heat
- bügün on gradusluq suwuq boldu — today there was a ten-degree frost
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | gradusluqmaI am of so many degrees | gradusluqsayou are of so many degrees | gradusluqduhe is of so many degrees | gradusluqbuzwe are of so many degrees | gradusluqsuzyou all are of so many degrees | gradusluqdulathey are of so many degrees |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden gradusluqdu — "compared to me, he is of so many degrees."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki gradusluqdumine is of so many degrees | seniki gradusluqduyours is of so many degrees | anıqı gradusluqduhis is of so many degrees | bizniki gradusluqduours is of so many degrees | sizniki gradusluqduyours (pl.) is of so many degrees | alanıqı gradusluqdutheirs is of so many degrees |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile gradusluqdulamine are of so many degrees | senikile gradusluqdulayours are of so many degrees | anıqıla gradusluqdulahis are of so many degrees | biznikile gradusluqdulaours are of so many degrees | siznikile gradusluqdulayours (pl.) are of so many degrees | alanıqıla gradusluqdulatheirs are of so many degrees |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu gradusluqdu, bıla gradusluqdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".