hınç-mınç
/xɯntʃ-mɯntʃ/
quarrelsome, grumbling, grumpy — Used of a person who is always grumbling, as in hınç-mınç adam. The phrase hınç-mınç et means grumble, complain, show one's displeasure.
- hınç-mınç adam — a grumpy person
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | hınç-mınçmaI am quarrelsome | hınç-mınçsayou are quarrelsome | hınç-mınçdıhe is quarrelsome | hınç-mınçbızwe are quarrelsome | hınç-mınçsızyou all are quarrelsome | hınç-mınçdılathey are quarrelsome |
| comparative — more | hınç-mınçıraqmaI am more quarrelsome | hınç-mınçıraqsayou are more quarrelsome | hınç-mınçıraqdıhe is more quarrelsome | hınç-mınçıraqbızwe are more quarrelsome | hınç-mınçıraqsızyou all are more quarrelsome | hınç-mınçıraqdılathey are more quarrelsome |
| intensifier — very | bek hınç-mınçmaI am very quarrelsome | bek hınç-mınçsayou are very quarrelsome | bek hınç-mınçdıhe is very quarrelsome | bek hınç-mınçbızwe are very quarrelsome | bek hınç-mınçsızyou all are very quarrelsome | bek hınç-mınçdılathey are very quarrelsome |
| superlative — most | em hınç-mınçmaI am the most quarrelsome | em hınç-mınçsayou are the most quarrelsome | em hınç-mınçdıhe is the most quarrelsome | em hınç-mınçbızwe are the most quarrelsome | em hınç-mınçsızyou all are the most quarrelsome | em hınç-mınçdılathey are the most quarrelsome |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden hınç-mınçdı — "compared to me, he is quarrelsome."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki hınç-mınçdımine is quarrelsome | seniki hınç-mınçdıyours is quarrelsome | anıqı hınç-mınçdıhis is quarrelsome | bizniki hınç-mınçdıours is quarrelsome | sizniki hınç-mınçdıyours (pl.) is quarrelsome | alanıqı hınç-mınçdıtheirs is quarrelsome |
| comparative — more | meniki hınç-mınçıraqdımine is more quarrelsome | seniki hınç-mınçıraqdıyours is more quarrelsome | anıqı hınç-mınçıraqdıhis is more quarrelsome | bizniki hınç-mınçıraqdıours is more quarrelsome | sizniki hınç-mınçıraqdıyours (pl.) is more quarrelsome | alanıqı hınç-mınçıraqdıtheirs is more quarrelsome |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek hınç-mınçdımine is very quarrelsome | seniki bek hınç-mınçdıyours is very quarrelsome | anıqı bek hınç-mınçdıhis is very quarrelsome | bizniki bek hınç-mınçdıours is very quarrelsome | sizniki bek hınç-mınçdıyours (pl.) is very quarrelsome | alanıqı bek hınç-mınçdıtheirs is very quarrelsome |
| superlative — most | meniki em hınç-mınçdımine is the most quarrelsome | seniki em hınç-mınçdıyours is the most quarrelsome | anıqı em hınç-mınçdıhis is the most quarrelsome | bizniki em hınç-mınçdıours is the most quarrelsome | sizniki em hınç-mınçdıyours (pl.) is the most quarrelsome | alanıqı em hınç-mınçdıtheirs is the most quarrelsome |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile hınç-mınçdılamine are quarrelsome | senikile hınç-mınçdılayours are quarrelsome | anıqıla hınç-mınçdılahis are quarrelsome | biznikile hınç-mınçdılaours are quarrelsome | siznikile hınç-mınçdılayours (pl.) are quarrelsome | alanıqıla hınç-mınçdılatheirs are quarrelsome |
| comparative — more | menikile hınç-mınçıraqdılamine are more quarrelsome | senikile hınç-mınçıraqdılayours are more quarrelsome | anıqıla hınç-mınçıraqdılahis are more quarrelsome | biznikile hınç-mınçıraqdılaours are more quarrelsome | siznikile hınç-mınçıraqdılayours (pl.) are more quarrelsome | alanıqıla hınç-mınçıraqdılatheirs are more quarrelsome |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek hınç-mınçdılamine are very quarrelsome | senikile bek hınç-mınçdılayours are very quarrelsome | anıqıla bek hınç-mınçdılahis are very quarrelsome | biznikile bek hınç-mınçdılaours are very quarrelsome | siznikile bek hınç-mınçdılayours (pl.) are very quarrelsome | alanıqıla bek hınç-mınçdılatheirs are very quarrelsome |
| superlative — most | menikile em hınç-mınçdılamine are the most quarrelsome | senikile em hınç-mınçdılayours are the most quarrelsome | anıqıla em hınç-mınçdılahis are the most quarrelsome | biznikile em hınç-mınçdılaours are the most quarrelsome | siznikile em hınç-mınçdılayours (pl.) are the most quarrelsome | alanıqıla em hınç-mınçdılatheirs are the most quarrelsome |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu hınç-mınçdı, bıla hınç-mınçdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".