hıçıwun
/xɯtʃɯwun/
1. pleasant, agreeable, lovely
- hıçıwun adam — a pleasant person
- hıçıwun awaz — a lovely voice
- hıçıwun ayaz — a pleasant breeze
- hıçıwun keçe — a lovely night
- hıçıwun haparla — pleasant news
- çuwaq keçe hıçıwundu — a clear night is pleasant
- hıçıwun söz — a pleasant word
2. pleasantly, agreeably
- hıçıwun ışarırğa — to smile pleasantly
- hıçıwun söleşirge — to speak agreeably
- hıçıwun külürge — to laugh pleasantly
- salqın ayazçıq betiŋi hıçıwun sılaydı — a cool breeze pleasantly strokes your face
- közge hıçıwun körünedi — looks pleasant to the eye
- hıçıwun jawğan jawun — rain that fell pleasantly
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | hıçıwunmaI am pleasant | hıçıwunsayou are pleasant | hıçıwunduhe is pleasant | hıçıwunbuzwe are pleasant | hıçıwunsuzyou all are pleasant | hıçıwundulathey are pleasant |
| comparative — more | hıçıwunuraqmaI am more pleasant | hıçıwunuraqsayou are more pleasant | hıçıwunuraqdıhe is more pleasant | hıçıwunuraqbızwe are more pleasant | hıçıwunuraqsızyou all are more pleasant | hıçıwunuraqdılathey are more pleasant |
| intensifier — very | bek hıçıwunmaI am very pleasant | bek hıçıwunsayou are very pleasant | bek hıçıwunduhe is very pleasant | bek hıçıwunbuzwe are very pleasant | bek hıçıwunsuzyou all are very pleasant | bek hıçıwundulathey are very pleasant |
| superlative — most | em hıçıwunmaI am the most pleasant | em hıçıwunsayou are the most pleasant | em hıçıwunduhe is the most pleasant | em hıçıwunbuzwe are the most pleasant | em hıçıwunsuzyou all are the most pleasant | em hıçıwundulathey are the most pleasant |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden hıçıwundu — "compared to me, he is pleasant."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki hıçıwundumine is pleasant | seniki hıçıwunduyours is pleasant | anıqı hıçıwunduhis is pleasant | bizniki hıçıwunduours is pleasant | sizniki hıçıwunduyours (pl.) is pleasant | alanıqı hıçıwundutheirs is pleasant |
| comparative — more | meniki hıçıwunuraqdımine is more pleasant | seniki hıçıwunuraqdıyours is more pleasant | anıqı hıçıwunuraqdıhis is more pleasant | bizniki hıçıwunuraqdıours is more pleasant | sizniki hıçıwunuraqdıyours (pl.) is more pleasant | alanıqı hıçıwunuraqdıtheirs is more pleasant |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek hıçıwundumine is very pleasant | seniki bek hıçıwunduyours is very pleasant | anıqı bek hıçıwunduhis is very pleasant | bizniki bek hıçıwunduours is very pleasant | sizniki bek hıçıwunduyours (pl.) is very pleasant | alanıqı bek hıçıwundutheirs is very pleasant |
| superlative — most | meniki em hıçıwundumine is the most pleasant | seniki em hıçıwunduyours is the most pleasant | anıqı em hıçıwunduhis is the most pleasant | bizniki em hıçıwunduours is the most pleasant | sizniki em hıçıwunduyours (pl.) is the most pleasant | alanıqı em hıçıwundutheirs is the most pleasant |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile hıçıwundulamine are pleasant | senikile hıçıwundulayours are pleasant | anıqıla hıçıwundulahis are pleasant | biznikile hıçıwundulaours are pleasant | siznikile hıçıwundulayours (pl.) are pleasant | alanıqıla hıçıwundulatheirs are pleasant |
| comparative — more | menikile hıçıwunuraqdılamine are more pleasant | senikile hıçıwunuraqdılayours are more pleasant | anıqıla hıçıwunuraqdılahis are more pleasant | biznikile hıçıwunuraqdılaours are more pleasant | siznikile hıçıwunuraqdılayours (pl.) are more pleasant | alanıqıla hıçıwunuraqdılatheirs are more pleasant |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek hıçıwundulamine are very pleasant | senikile bek hıçıwundulayours are very pleasant | anıqıla bek hıçıwundulahis are very pleasant | biznikile bek hıçıwundulaours are very pleasant | siznikile bek hıçıwundulayours (pl.) are very pleasant | alanıqıla bek hıçıwundulatheirs are very pleasant |
| superlative — most | menikile em hıçıwundulamine are the most pleasant | senikile em hıçıwundulayours are the most pleasant | anıqıla em hıçıwundulahis are the most pleasant | biznikile em hıçıwundulaours are the most pleasant | siznikile em hıçıwundulayours (pl.) are the most pleasant | alanıqıla em hıçıwundulatheirs are the most pleasant |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu hıçıwundu, bıla hıçıwundula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".