hıre
/xɯre/ · plural hırele
1. soft, flabby, slack, mushy
- hıre almala — soft apples
- hıre topuraq — loose, crumbly earth
- gakkını hıre bişirirge — to boil an egg soft
2. feeble, sickly, lacking stamina
- hıre adam — a feeble person
- hıre bolurğa — to go slack, to grow feeble
- hıre adam jay quruşur — a feeble man shivers even in summer
3. slovenly, unkempt
- hıre qatın — a slovenly woman
- hıre adam — a slovenly person
- hıre bolurğa — to let oneself go
- hıre tişirıw — a slovenly woman
4. mamalyga, maize porridge
- hıre bişirirge — to cook maize porridge
- hıre aşarğa — to eat maize porridge
- hıre tuz — a salt lick
As an adjective
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | hıremeI am soft | hıreseyou are soft | hıredihe is soft | hırebizwe are soft | hıresizyou all are soft | hıredilethey are soft |
| comparative — more | hırerekmeI am softer | hırerekseyou are softer | hırerekdihe is softer | hırerekbizwe are softer | hırereksizyou all are softer | hırerekdilethey are softer |
| intensifier — very | bek hıremeI am very soft | bek hıreseyou are very soft | bek hıredihe is very soft | bek hırebizwe are very soft | bek hıresizyou all are very soft | bek hıredilethey are very soft |
| superlative — most | em hıremeI am the softest | em hıreseyou are the softest | em hıredihe is the softest | em hırebizwe are the softest | em hıresizyou all are the softest | em hıredilethey are the softest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden hıredi — "compared to me, he is soft."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki hıredimine is soft | seniki hırediyours is soft | anıqı hıredihis is soft | bizniki hırediours is soft | sizniki hırediyours (pl.) is soft | alanıqı hıreditheirs is soft |
| comparative — more | meniki hırerekdimine is softer | seniki hırerekdiyours is softer | anıqı hırerekdihis is softer | bizniki hırerekdiours is softer | sizniki hırerekdiyours (pl.) is softer | alanıqı hırerekditheirs is softer |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek hıredimine is very soft | seniki bek hırediyours is very soft | anıqı bek hıredihis is very soft | bizniki bek hırediours is very soft | sizniki bek hırediyours (pl.) is very soft | alanıqı bek hıreditheirs is very soft |
| superlative — most | meniki em hıredimine is the softest | seniki em hırediyours is the softest | anıqı em hıredihis is the softest | bizniki em hırediours is the softest | sizniki em hırediyours (pl.) is the softest | alanıqı em hıreditheirs is the softest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile hıredilemine are soft | senikile hıredileyours are soft | anıqıla hıredilehis are soft | biznikile hıredileours are soft | siznikile hıredileyours (pl.) are soft | alanıqıla hırediletheirs are soft |
| comparative — more | menikile hırerekdilemine are softer | senikile hırerekdileyours are softer | anıqıla hırerekdilehis are softer | biznikile hırerekdileours are softer | siznikile hırerekdileyours (pl.) are softer | alanıqıla hırerekdiletheirs are softer |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek hıredilemine are very soft | senikile bek hıredileyours are very soft | anıqıla bek hıredilehis are very soft | biznikile bek hıredileours are very soft | siznikile bek hıredileyours (pl.) are very soft | alanıqıla bek hırediletheirs are very soft |
| superlative — most | menikile em hıredilemine are the softest | senikile em hıredileyours are the softest | anıqıla em hıredilehis are the softest | biznikile em hıredileours are the softest | siznikile em hıredileyours (pl.) are the softest | alanıqıla em hırediletheirs are the softest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu hıredi, bıla hıredile. 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 | hırethe mamalyga | hıremmy mamalyga | hıreŋyour mamalyga | hıresihis mamalyga | hırebizour mamalyga | hıregizyou all's mamalyga | hıreleritheir mamalygas |
| Genitive | hırenithe mamalyga's | hıremimy mamalyga's | hıreŋiyour mamalyga's | hıresinihis mamalyga's | hırebizniour mamalyga's | hıregizniyou all's mamalyga's | hırelerinitheir mamalygas' |
| Accusative | hırenithe mamalyga (as the object) | hıremimy mamalyga (as the object) | hıreŋiyour mamalyga (as the object) | hıresinhis mamalyga (as the object) | hırebizniour mamalyga (as the object) | hıregizniyou all's mamalyga (as the object) | hırelerintheir mamalygas (as the object) |
| Dative | hıregeto the mamalyga | hıremeto my mamalyga | hıreŋeto your mamalyga | hıresineto his mamalyga | hırebizgeto our mamalyga | hıregizgeto you all's mamalyga | hırelerineto their mamalygas |
| Locative | hıredein / at the mamalyga | hıremdein / at my mamalyga | hıreŋdein / at your mamalyga | hıresindein / at his mamalyga | hırebizdein / at our mamalyga | hıregizdein / at you all's mamalyga | hırelerindein / at their mamalygas |
| Ablative | hıredenfrom the mamalyga | hıremdenfrom my mamalyga | hıreŋdenfrom your mamalyga | hıresindenfrom his mamalyga | hırebizdenfrom our mamalyga | hıregizdenfrom you all's mamalyga | hırelerindenfrom their mamalygas |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hırelethe mamalygas | hırelerimmy mamalygas | hıreleriŋyour mamalygas | hırelerihis mamalygas | hıreleribizour mamalygas | hırelerigizyou all's mamalygas | hıreleritheir mamalygas |
| Genitive | hırelenithe mamalygas' | hırelerimimy mamalygas' | hıreleriŋiyour mamalygas' | hırelerinihis mamalygas' | hıreleribizniour mamalygas' | hırelerigizniyou all's mamalygas' | hırelerinitheir mamalygas' |
| Accusative | hırelenithe mamalygas (as the object) | hırelerimimy mamalygas (as the object) | hıreleriŋiyour mamalygas (as the object) | hırelerinhis mamalygas (as the object) | hıreleribizniour mamalygas (as the object) | hırelerigizniyou all's mamalygas (as the object) | hırelerintheir mamalygas (as the object) |
| Dative | hırelegeto the mamalygas | hırelerimeto my mamalygas | hıreleriŋeto your mamalygas | hırelerineto his mamalygas | hıreleribizgeto our mamalygas | hırelerigizgeto you all's mamalygas | hırelerineto their mamalygas |
| Locative | hıreledein / at the mamalygas | hırelerimdein / at my mamalygas | hıreleriŋdein / at your mamalygas | hırelerindein / at his mamalygas | hıreleribizdein / at our mamalygas | hırelerigizdein / at you all's mamalygas | hırelerindein / at their mamalygas |
| Ablative | hıreledenfrom the mamalygas | hırelerimdenfrom my mamalygas | hıreleriŋdenfrom your mamalygas | hırelerindenfrom his mamalygas | hıreleribizdenfrom our mamalygas | hırelerigizdenfrom you all's mamalygas | hırelerindenfrom their mamalygas |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: hıreleri can mean "his / her mamalygas", "their mamalyga", or "their mamalygas" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.