jürekli
/dʒyrekli/
1. brave, courageous, bold
- jürekli jaş qorqmay alğa bardı — the brave youth went forward without fear
- aslannı jüreklisi ayğa sekirir — the bravest of lions leaps at the moon
- jürekli bolmasa, taw jolğa çığalmaz — unless he is brave, he cannot set out on the mountain road
- jürekli jiger bolur — the brave one will be daring
- jürekli adamnı sözü da qatıdı — a brave man's word is firm too
2. -hearted, having a heart of the kind named — Follows a word that names the kind of heart, as in jumuşaq jürekli 'soft-hearted', taza jürekli 'sincere, pure-hearted' and taş jürekli 'stone-hearted, cruel'.
- jumuşaq jürekli — soft-hearted
- taza jürekli — pure-hearted
- açıq jürekli adam — an open-hearted person
- taş jürekli adam — a stone-hearted person
- halal jürekli Jamal — honest-hearted Jamal
3. hot-tempered, quick-tempered one source
- jürekli adam — a hot-tempered person
- anı atası jürekli adamdı — his father is a hot-tempered man
- sen bek jürekli bolğansa — you have become very hot-tempered
Expressions
- er jürekli — brave and manly
- halal jürekli — kind-hearted
- jalan jürekli — kind-hearted; frank and open
- jumuşaq jürekli — soft-hearted, kind
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | jüreklimeI am brave | jürekliseyou are brave | jüreklidihe is brave | jüreklibizwe are brave | jüreklisizyou all are brave | jüreklidilethey are brave |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jüreklidi — "compared to me, he is brave."