gula
/ɡula/
dull-witted, thick-headed, slow to understand, dullard, slow thinker — Also used on its own for the person, without a following noun.
- gula adam — a dull-witted person
- gula qoçhar — a dull-witted ram
- gula qoy artdan ürker — the stupid sheep is the last to take fright
- ol gula adamdı — he is a thick-headed man
- ol gula edi — he was a dullard
- guladan aqıl sorma — do not ask a dullard for advice
- gulağa aythan boş ketedi — what is said to a dullard is wasted
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | gulamaI am dull-witted | gulasayou are dull-witted | guladıhe is dull-witted | gulabızwe are dull-witted | gulasızyou all are dull-witted | guladılathey are dull-witted |
| comparative — more | gularaqmaI am more dull-witted | gularaqsayou are more dull-witted | gularaqdıhe is more dull-witted | gularaqbızwe are more dull-witted | gularaqsızyou all are more dull-witted | gularaqdılathey are more dull-witted |
| intensifier — very | bek gulamaI am very dull-witted | bek gulasayou are very dull-witted | bek guladıhe is very dull-witted | bek gulabızwe are very dull-witted | bek gulasızyou all are very dull-witted | bek guladılathey are very dull-witted |
| superlative — most | em gulamaI am the most dull-witted | em gulasayou are the most dull-witted | em guladıhe is the most dull-witted | em gulabızwe are the most dull-witted | em gulasızyou all are the most dull-witted | em guladılathey are the most dull-witted |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden guladı — "compared to me, he is dull-witted."