hompu
/xompu/
1. baggy, ill-fitting (of clothes) — Said of clothes that are too wide and shapeless: hompu kostüm "a baggy suit". hompu bolurğa means hang loosely (of clothes), and hompusun tüzetirge means alter a garment to fit.
- hompu kostüm — a baggy suit
- bu kölek hompudu — this shirt is baggy
- hompu bolurğa — to hang baggy
- hompusun tüzetirge — to fix its bagginess
2. clumsy, awkward, unwieldy — Used of people (ol jaş hompu kibikdi "that young man is somehow clumsy") and of things that are bulky and awkward to handle.
- ol jaş hompu kibikdi — that young man seems somehow clumsy
- hompu adam — a clumsy person
- bu sandıq hompudu — this chest is unwieldy
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | hompumaI am baggy | hompusayou are baggy | hompuduhe is baggy | hompubuzwe are baggy | hompusuzyou all are baggy | hompudulathey are baggy |
| comparative — more | hompuraqmaI am baggier | hompuraqsayou are baggier | hompuraqdıhe is baggier | hompuraqbızwe are baggier | hompuraqsızyou all are baggier | hompuraqdılathey are baggier |
| intensifier — very | bek hompumaI am very baggy | bek hompusayou are very baggy | bek hompuduhe is very baggy | bek hompubuzwe are very baggy | bek hompusuzyou all are very baggy | bek hompudulathey are very baggy |
| superlative — most | em hompumaI am the baggiest | em hompusayou are the baggiest | em hompuduhe is the baggiest | em hompubuzwe are the baggiest | em hompusuzyou all are the baggiest | em hompudulathey are the baggiest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden hompudu — "compared to me, he is baggy."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki hompudumine is baggy | seniki hompuduyours is baggy | anıqı hompuduhis is baggy | bizniki hompuduours is baggy | sizniki hompuduyours (pl.) is baggy | alanıqı hompudutheirs is baggy |
| comparative — more | meniki hompuraqdımine is baggier | seniki hompuraqdıyours is baggier | anıqı hompuraqdıhis is baggier | bizniki hompuraqdıours is baggier | sizniki hompuraqdıyours (pl.) is baggier | alanıqı hompuraqdıtheirs is baggier |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek hompudumine is very baggy | seniki bek hompuduyours is very baggy | anıqı bek hompuduhis is very baggy | bizniki bek hompuduours is very baggy | sizniki bek hompuduyours (pl.) is very baggy | alanıqı bek hompudutheirs is very baggy |
| superlative — most | meniki em hompudumine is the baggiest | seniki em hompuduyours is the baggiest | anıqı em hompuduhis is the baggiest | bizniki em hompuduours is the baggiest | sizniki em hompuduyours (pl.) is the baggiest | alanıqı em hompudutheirs is the baggiest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile hompudulamine are baggy | senikile hompudulayours are baggy | anıqıla hompudulahis are baggy | biznikile hompudulaours are baggy | siznikile hompudulayours (pl.) are baggy | alanıqıla hompudulatheirs are baggy |
| comparative — more | menikile hompuraqdılamine are baggier | senikile hompuraqdılayours are baggier | anıqıla hompuraqdılahis are baggier | biznikile hompuraqdılaours are baggier | siznikile hompuraqdılayours (pl.) are baggier | alanıqıla hompuraqdılatheirs are baggier |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek hompudulamine are very baggy | senikile bek hompudulayours are very baggy | anıqıla bek hompudulahis are very baggy | biznikile bek hompudulaours are very baggy | siznikile bek hompudulayours (pl.) are very baggy | alanıqıla bek hompudulatheirs are very baggy |
| superlative — most | menikile em hompudulamine are the baggiest | senikile em hompudulayours are the baggiest | anıqıla em hompudulahis are the baggiest | biznikile em hompudulaours are the baggiest | siznikile em hompudulayours (pl.) are the baggiest | alanıqıla em hompudulatheirs are the baggiest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu hompudu, bıla hompudula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".