ilgençek
/ilɡentʃek/
timid, easily frightened
- ilgençek sabiy — a timid child
- ilgençek at — an easily frightened horse
- men ilgençek tülme — I am not timid
- ol ilgençek edi — he was timid
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | ilgençekmeI am timid | ilgençekseyou are timid | ilgençekdihe is timid | ilgençekbizwe are timid | ilgençeksizyou all are timid | ilgençekdilethey are timid |
| comparative — more | ilgençegirekmeI am more timid | ilgençegirekseyou are more timid | ilgençegirekdihe is more timid | ilgençegirekbizwe are more timid | ilgençegireksizyou all are more timid | ilgençegirekdilethey are more timid |
| intensifier — very | bek ilgençekmeI am very timid | bek ilgençekseyou are very timid | bek ilgençekdihe is very timid | bek ilgençekbizwe are very timid | bek ilgençeksizyou all are very timid | bek ilgençekdilethey are very timid |
| superlative — most | em ilgençekmeI am the most timid | em ilgençekseyou are the most timid | em ilgençekdihe is the most timid | em ilgençekbizwe are the most timid | em ilgençeksizyou all are the most timid | em ilgençekdilethey are the most timid |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden ilgençekdi — "compared to me, he is timid."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki ilgençekdimine is timid | seniki ilgençekdiyours is timid | anıqı ilgençekdihis is timid | bizniki ilgençekdiours is timid | sizniki ilgençekdiyours (pl.) is timid | alanıqı ilgençekditheirs is timid |
| comparative — more | meniki ilgençegirekdimine is more timid | seniki ilgençegirekdiyours is more timid | anıqı ilgençegirekdihis is more timid | bizniki ilgençegirekdiours is more timid | sizniki ilgençegirekdiyours (pl.) is more timid | alanıqı ilgençegirekditheirs is more timid |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek ilgençekdimine is very timid | seniki bek ilgençekdiyours is very timid | anıqı bek ilgençekdihis is very timid | bizniki bek ilgençekdiours is very timid | sizniki bek ilgençekdiyours (pl.) is very timid | alanıqı bek ilgençekditheirs is very timid |
| superlative — most | meniki em ilgençekdimine is the most timid | seniki em ilgençekdiyours is the most timid | anıqı em ilgençekdihis is the most timid | bizniki em ilgençekdiours is the most timid | sizniki em ilgençekdiyours (pl.) is the most timid | alanıqı em ilgençekditheirs is the most timid |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile ilgençekdilemine are timid | senikile ilgençekdileyours are timid | anıqıla ilgençekdilehis are timid | biznikile ilgençekdileours are timid | siznikile ilgençekdileyours (pl.) are timid | alanıqıla ilgençekdiletheirs are timid |
| comparative — more | menikile ilgençegirekdilemine are more timid | senikile ilgençegirekdileyours are more timid | anıqıla ilgençegirekdilehis are more timid | biznikile ilgençegirekdileours are more timid | siznikile ilgençegirekdileyours (pl.) are more timid | alanıqıla ilgençegirekdiletheirs are more timid |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek ilgençekdilemine are very timid | senikile bek ilgençekdileyours are very timid | anıqıla bek ilgençekdilehis are very timid | biznikile bek ilgençekdileours are very timid | siznikile bek ilgençekdileyours (pl.) are very timid | alanıqıla bek ilgençekdiletheirs are very timid |
| superlative — most | menikile em ilgençekdilemine are the most timid | senikile em ilgençekdileyours are the most timid | anıqıla em ilgençekdilehis are the most timid | biznikile em ilgençekdileours are the most timid | siznikile em ilgençekdileyours (pl.) are the most timid | alanıqıla em ilgençekdiletheirs are the most timid |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu ilgençekdi, bıla ilgençekdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".