igi

/iɡi/

1. (adj.) good — Also said of someone who is good at their work, as in igi vraç "a good doctor".

igi adam — a good person
igi kitab — a good book
igi üy — a good house
igi hapar — good news
bek igi — very good
işim igidi — my affairs are going well
igi da, aman da — the good and the bad alike
igi at jolnu tüzetir — a good horse will set the road right
igi adam körgenin aytır — a good person tells what he has seen

2. (adv.) well, properly, thoroughly

igi sağış et — think it over properly
bir igi juqladım — I slept so well
ol qart bolmay igi turadı — he is not aging, he is keeping well
igi aŋılatırğa — to explain properly
igi jaşarğa — to live well
igi körürge — to see well

3. (ptcl.) quite, considerably — Stands before a noun, adjective or adverb and strengthens it.

bu jol igi uzundu — this road is quite long
men bügün igi oğuna arığanma — I have gotten quite tired today
suwuq igi tatığandı — the cold bit considerably
igi örge — considerably farther up

4. (adj.) sizable, considerable, a good deal of — Says that there is a lot of something, or that it lasts a long time.

igi kesek aqça — a good deal of money
igi haq — a good wage
igi et ülüş — a sizable share of meat
igi kesek zaman — quite a stretch of time
igi kesek jol — quite a long way
igi kesekden beri anı körmegenme — I have not seen him for a good while

5. (adj.) close — Said of a friend or an acquaintance one knows well.

igi teŋle — close friends
igi tanış — a close acquaintance
igi teŋ — a close friend
bek igi teŋlerinden biri — one of his very close friends
ol meni em igi teŋimdi — he is my closest friend
köb jılnı igi teŋle bolğanbız — we have been close friends for many years

6. (adv.) for a long time — Says how long something goes on, with verbs such as living, waiting and enduring.

igi tözerge — to endure for a long time
appabız bek igi jaşağan edi — our grandfather lived a very long time
sen meni bek igi saqlathansa — you have kept me waiting a very long time
ala bazarda igi mıçıb qaythandıla — they lingered a long while at the market and came back

7. (adv.) clearly, distinctly, without error

anı sözlerin igi eşitdim — I heard his words distinctly
tawla bügün igi körünedile — the mountains can be seen clearly today
bolumnu igi aŋılarğa — to understand the situation clearly

8. (adj.) famous, renowned, celebrated (fig.) — Said of someone whose name is widely known.

ol igi paluanlanı biridi — he is one of the renowned wrestlers
bu elde igi uwçula ösgendile — renowned hunters grew up in this village
igi jırçını awazı uzaqdan eşitiledi — a renowned singer's voice is heard from afar

9. (adj.) rich, prosperous, abundant (of a livelihood) — Said of a way of living. Recorded as Karachay usage.

igi jaşaw — a prosperous life
alanı jaşawları igidi — their life is prosperous

10. (ptcl.) not — Placed after a verb in the future tense, it denies that the action will happen.

barırma igi — I will not go

Expressions

aman tüşnü igige joralarğa — put a good face on it (Idiom)
başına igidi — in one's own interest (Collocation)
eti igi — quick to heal (Idiom)
igi awuz açarğa — augur well (Idiom)

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — igi
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	igimeI am good	igiseyou are good	igidihe is good	igibizwe are good	igisizyou all are good	igidilethey are good
comparative — more	igirekmeI am better	igirekseyou are better	igirekdihe is better	igirekbizwe are better	igireksizyou all are better	igirekdilethey are better
intensifier — very	bek igimeI am very good	bek igiseyou are very good	bek igidihe is very good	bek igibizwe are very good	bek igisizyou all are very good	bek igidilethey are very good
superlative — most	em igimeI am the best	em igiseyou are the best	em igidihe is the best	em igibizwe are the best	em igisizyou all are the best	em igidilethey are the best

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden igidi — "compared to me, he is good."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — igi
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki igidimine is good	seniki igidiyours is good	anıqı igidihis is good	bizniki igidiours is good	sizniki igidiyours (pl.) is good	alanıqı igiditheirs is good
comparative — more	meniki igirekdimine is better	seniki igirekdiyours is better	anıqı igirekdihis is better	bizniki igirekdiours is better	sizniki igirekdiyours (pl.) is better	alanıqı igirekditheirs is better
intensifier — very	meniki bek igidimine is very good	seniki bek igidiyours is very good	anıqı bek igidihis is very good	bizniki bek igidiours is very good	sizniki bek igidiyours (pl.) is very good	alanıqı bek igiditheirs is very good
superlative — most	meniki em igidimine is the best	seniki em igidiyours is the best	anıqı em igidihis is the best	bizniki em igidiours is the best	sizniki em igidiyours (pl.) is the best	alanıqı em igiditheirs is the best

Several things

Several things — igi
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile igidilemine are good	senikile igidileyours are good	anıqıla igidilehis are good	biznikile igidileours are good	siznikile igidileyours (pl.) are good	alanıqıla igidiletheirs are good
comparative — more	menikile igirekdilemine are better	senikile igirekdileyours are better	anıqıla igirekdilehis are better	biznikile igirekdileours are better	siznikile igirekdileyours (pl.) are better	alanıqıla igirekdiletheirs are better
intensifier — very	menikile bek igidilemine are very good	senikile bek igidileyours are very good	anıqıla bek igidilehis are very good	biznikile bek igidileours are very good	siznikile bek igidileyours (pl.) are very good	alanıqıla bek igidiletheirs are very good
superlative — most	menikile em igidilemine are the best	senikile em igidileyours are the best	anıqıla em igidilehis are the best	biznikile em igidileours are the best	siznikile em igidileyours (pl.) are the best	alanıqıla em igidiletheirs are the best

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu igidi, bıla igidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".