jahşı
/dʒaxʃɯ/
good, fine, excellent — A less common form of ahşı. Guzeev 1996–2005 marks it rare. It occurs in folk sayings, such as the one beginning jahşı atağa jaman ulan tuwsa: "if a bad son is born to a good father, he squanders his father's wealth".
- jahşı atağa jaman ulan tuwsa — if a bad son is born to a good father
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | jahşımaI am good | jahşısayou are good | jahşıdıhe is good | jahşıbızwe are good | jahşısızyou all are good | jahşıdılathey are good |
| comparative — more | jahşıraqmaI am better | jahşıraqsayou are better | jahşıraqdıhe is better | jahşıraqbızwe are better | jahşıraqsızyou all are better | jahşıraqdılathey are better |
| intensifier — very | bek jahşımaI am very good | bek jahşısayou are very good | bek jahşıdıhe is very good | bek jahşıbızwe are very good | bek jahşısızyou all are very good | bek jahşıdılathey are very good |
| superlative — most | em jahşımaI am the best | em jahşısayou are the best | em jahşıdıhe is the best | em jahşıbızwe are the best | em jahşısızyou all are the best | em jahşıdılathey are the best |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jahşıdı — "compared to me, he is good."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki jahşıdımine is good | seniki jahşıdıyours is good | anıqı jahşıdıhis is good | bizniki jahşıdıours is good | sizniki jahşıdıyours (pl.) is good | alanıqı jahşıdıtheirs is good |
| comparative — more | meniki jahşıraqdımine is better | seniki jahşıraqdıyours is better | anıqı jahşıraqdıhis is better | bizniki jahşıraqdıours is better | sizniki jahşıraqdıyours (pl.) is better | alanıqı jahşıraqdıtheirs is better |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek jahşıdımine is very good | seniki bek jahşıdıyours is very good | anıqı bek jahşıdıhis is very good | bizniki bek jahşıdıours is very good | sizniki bek jahşıdıyours (pl.) is very good | alanıqı bek jahşıdıtheirs is very good |
| superlative — most | meniki em jahşıdımine is the best | seniki em jahşıdıyours is the best | anıqı em jahşıdıhis is the best | bizniki em jahşıdıours is the best | sizniki em jahşıdıyours (pl.) is the best | alanıqı em jahşıdıtheirs is the best |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile jahşıdılamine are good | senikile jahşıdılayours are good | anıqıla jahşıdılahis are good | biznikile jahşıdılaours are good | siznikile jahşıdılayours (pl.) are good | alanıqıla jahşıdılatheirs are good |
| comparative — more | menikile jahşıraqdılamine are better | senikile jahşıraqdılayours are better | anıqıla jahşıraqdılahis are better | biznikile jahşıraqdılaours are better | siznikile jahşıraqdılayours (pl.) are better | alanıqıla jahşıraqdılatheirs are better |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek jahşıdılamine are very good | senikile bek jahşıdılayours are very good | anıqıla bek jahşıdılahis are very good | biznikile bek jahşıdılaours are very good | siznikile bek jahşıdılayours (pl.) are very good | alanıqıla bek jahşıdılatheirs are very good |
| superlative — most | menikile em jahşıdılamine are the best | senikile em jahşıdılayours are the best | anıqıla em jahşıdılahis are the best | biznikile em jahşıdılaours are the best | siznikile em jahşıdılayours (pl.) are the best | alanıqıla em jahşıdılatheirs are the best |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu jahşıdı, bıla jahşıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".