inŋen
/inŋen/
tender, soft, pleasant — The explanatory dictionary lists this as a separate homonym from inŋen meaning freshly curdled.
- inŋen hansçıq — tender little grass
- anı inŋen aq betçiginden — from her tender little white face
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | inŋenmeI am tender | inŋenseyou are tender | inŋendihe is tender | inŋenbizwe are tender | inŋensizyou all are tender | inŋendilethey are tender |
| comparative — more | inŋenirekmeI am tenderer | inŋenirekseyou are tenderer | inŋenirekdihe is tenderer | inŋenirekbizwe are tenderer | inŋenireksizyou all are tenderer | inŋenirekdilethey are tenderer |
| intensifier — very | bek inŋenmeI am very tender | bek inŋenseyou are very tender | bek inŋendihe is very tender | bek inŋenbizwe are very tender | bek inŋensizyou all are very tender | bek inŋendilethey are very tender |
| superlative — most | em inŋenmeI am the tenderest | em inŋenseyou are the tenderest | em inŋendihe is the tenderest | em inŋenbizwe are the tenderest | em inŋensizyou all are the tenderest | em inŋendilethey are the tenderest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden inŋendi — "compared to me, he is tender."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki inŋendimine is tender | seniki inŋendiyours is tender | anıqı inŋendihis is tender | bizniki inŋendiours is tender | sizniki inŋendiyours (pl.) is tender | alanıqı inŋenditheirs is tender |
| comparative — more | meniki inŋenirekdimine is tenderer | seniki inŋenirekdiyours is tenderer | anıqı inŋenirekdihis is tenderer | bizniki inŋenirekdiours is tenderer | sizniki inŋenirekdiyours (pl.) is tenderer | alanıqı inŋenirekditheirs is tenderer |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek inŋendimine is very tender | seniki bek inŋendiyours is very tender | anıqı bek inŋendihis is very tender | bizniki bek inŋendiours is very tender | sizniki bek inŋendiyours (pl.) is very tender | alanıqı bek inŋenditheirs is very tender |
| superlative — most | meniki em inŋendimine is the tenderest | seniki em inŋendiyours is the tenderest | anıqı em inŋendihis is the tenderest | bizniki em inŋendiours is the tenderest | sizniki em inŋendiyours (pl.) is the tenderest | alanıqı em inŋenditheirs is the tenderest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile inŋendilemine are tender | senikile inŋendileyours are tender | anıqıla inŋendilehis are tender | biznikile inŋendileours are tender | siznikile inŋendileyours (pl.) are tender | alanıqıla inŋendiletheirs are tender |
| comparative — more | menikile inŋenirekdilemine are tenderer | senikile inŋenirekdileyours are tenderer | anıqıla inŋenirekdilehis are tenderer | biznikile inŋenirekdileours are tenderer | siznikile inŋenirekdileyours (pl.) are tenderer | alanıqıla inŋenirekdiletheirs are tenderer |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek inŋendilemine are very tender | senikile bek inŋendileyours are very tender | anıqıla bek inŋendilehis are very tender | biznikile bek inŋendileours are very tender | siznikile bek inŋendileyours (pl.) are very tender | alanıqıla bek inŋendiletheirs are very tender |
| superlative — most | menikile em inŋendilemine are the tenderest | senikile em inŋendileyours are the tenderest | anıqıla em inŋendilehis are the tenderest | biznikile em inŋendileours are the tenderest | siznikile em inŋendileyours (pl.) are the tenderest | alanıqıla em inŋendiletheirs are the tenderest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu inŋendi, bıla inŋendile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".