igilenŋen
/iɡilenŋen/
improved, perfected one source
- igilenŋen jol — an improved road
- igilenŋen jaşaw — an improved life
- igilenŋen iş — improved work
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | igilenŋenmeI am improved | igilenŋenseyou are improved | igilenŋendihe is improved | igilenŋenbizwe are improved | igilenŋensizyou all are improved | igilenŋendilethey are improved |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden igilenŋendi — "compared to me, he is improved."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki igilenŋendimine is improved | seniki igilenŋendiyours is improved | anıqı igilenŋendihis is improved | bizniki igilenŋendiours is improved | sizniki igilenŋendiyours (pl.) is improved | alanıqı igilenŋenditheirs is improved |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile igilenŋendilemine are improved | senikile igilenŋendileyours are improved | anıqıla igilenŋendilehis are improved | biznikile igilenŋendileours are improved | siznikile igilenŋendileyours (pl.) are improved | alanıqıla igilenŋendiletheirs are improved |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu igilenŋendi, bıla igilenŋendile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".