jaŋı
/dʒaŋɯ/
1. new; unused, not yet worn, recently made or acquired
- jaŋı kiyim — new clothes
- jaŋı üy — a new house
- jaŋı zat — a new thing
- jaŋı söz — a new word
- jaŋı sibirtki ariw sibiredi — a new broom sweeps clean
2. just, recently, newly
- jaŋı kelgen — newly arrived
- jaŋı tüşgen qar — snow that has just fallen
- jaŋı açılğan tüken — a newly opened shop
- jaŋı söleşe başlağan sabiy — a child who has just begun to talk
- institutnu jaŋı boşağandı — he finished the institute recently
3. new to a place, unfamiliar, newly arrived
- işde jaŋı adam — a new person at work
- Mashut şkolda jaŋı adam edi — Maskhut was a new person at the school
- men elde jaŋı adamma — I am a new person in the village
4. newly invented, newly discovered; new (of a method, a crop variety or an animal breed)
- jaŋı madarla — new methods
- budaynı jaŋı sortu — a new variety of wheat
- mağadan qazıwnu jaŋı amalları — new methods of mining ore
5. fresh, freshly made (of food)
- jaŋı et — fresh meat
- jaŋı bışlaq — fresh cheese
6. new, of this year's harvest (of grain, potatoes)
- jaŋı gardoş — new potatoes
- jaŋı buday — new wheat, this year's wheat
Expressions
- jaŋı ay bla körün — long time no see
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | jaŋımaI am new | jaŋısayou are new | jaŋıdıhe is new | jaŋıbızwe are new | jaŋısızyou all are new | jaŋıdılathey are new |
| comparative — more | jaŋıraqmaI am newer | jaŋıraqsayou are newer | jaŋıraqdıhe is newer | jaŋıraqbızwe are newer | jaŋıraqsızyou all are newer | jaŋıraqdılathey are newer |
| intensifier — very | bek jaŋımaI am very new | bek jaŋısayou are very new | bek jaŋıdıhe is very new | bek jaŋıbızwe are very new | bek jaŋısızyou all are very new | bek jaŋıdılathey are very new |
| superlative — most | em jaŋımaI am the newest | em jaŋısayou are the newest | em jaŋıdıhe is the newest | em jaŋıbızwe are the newest | em jaŋısızyou all are the newest | em jaŋıdılathey are the newest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jaŋıdı — "compared to me, he is new."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki jaŋıdımine is new | seniki jaŋıdıyours is new | anıqı jaŋıdıhis is new | bizniki jaŋıdıours is new | sizniki jaŋıdıyours (pl.) is new | alanıqı jaŋıdıtheirs is new |
| comparative — more | meniki jaŋıraqdımine is newer | seniki jaŋıraqdıyours is newer | anıqı jaŋıraqdıhis is newer | bizniki jaŋıraqdıours is newer | sizniki jaŋıraqdıyours (pl.) is newer | alanıqı jaŋıraqdıtheirs is newer |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek jaŋıdımine is very new | seniki bek jaŋıdıyours is very new | anıqı bek jaŋıdıhis is very new | bizniki bek jaŋıdıours is very new | sizniki bek jaŋıdıyours (pl.) is very new | alanıqı bek jaŋıdıtheirs is very new |
| superlative — most | meniki em jaŋıdımine is the newest | seniki em jaŋıdıyours is the newest | anıqı em jaŋıdıhis is the newest | bizniki em jaŋıdıours is the newest | sizniki em jaŋıdıyours (pl.) is the newest | alanıqı em jaŋıdıtheirs is the newest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile jaŋıdılamine are new | senikile jaŋıdılayours are new | anıqıla jaŋıdılahis are new | biznikile jaŋıdılaours are new | siznikile jaŋıdılayours (pl.) are new | alanıqıla jaŋıdılatheirs are new |
| comparative — more | menikile jaŋıraqdılamine are newer | senikile jaŋıraqdılayours are newer | anıqıla jaŋıraqdılahis are newer | biznikile jaŋıraqdılaours are newer | siznikile jaŋıraqdılayours (pl.) are newer | alanıqıla jaŋıraqdılatheirs are newer |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek jaŋıdılamine are very new | senikile bek jaŋıdılayours are very new | anıqıla bek jaŋıdılahis are very new | biznikile bek jaŋıdılaours are very new | siznikile bek jaŋıdılayours (pl.) are very new | alanıqıla bek jaŋıdılatheirs are very new |
| superlative — most | menikile em jaŋıdılamine are the newest | senikile em jaŋıdılayours are the newest | anıqıla em jaŋıdılahis are the newest | biznikile em jaŋıdılaours are the newest | siznikile em jaŋıdılayours (pl.) are the newest | alanıqıla em jaŋıdılatheirs are the newest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu jaŋıdı, bıla jaŋıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".