jaman

/dʒaman/ · plural jamanla

1. (adj.) bad, poor, nasty, wicked (colloq.) — A colloquial variant of aman.

jaman adam — a bad man
jaman hapar — bad news
bu jaman zatdı — this is a bad thing
bek jaman iş bolğandı — a very bad thing has happened
ket sen jaman! — get out, you wretch!

2. (n.) rascal, mischievous child (endear.)

ay, jaman! — oh, you rascal!
jamanım, qaydasa? — my little rascal, where are you?
jamanla arbazda oynaydıla — the rascals are playing in the yard

3. (adv.) very, extremely, terribly (colloq.)

jaman arığanma — I am very tired
jaman süeme — I like it very much
maşina jaman qızıw baradı — the car is going very fast
jaman türlü adamsa — you are a very strange person
jaman igi jırlaydı — he sings very well

As an adjective

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — jaman
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	jamanmaI am bad	jamansayou are bad	jamandıhe is bad	jamanbızwe are bad	jamansızyou all are bad	jamandılathey are bad
comparative — more	jamanıraqmaI am worse	jamanıraqsayou are worse	jamanıraqdıhe is worse	jamanıraqbızwe are worse	jamanıraqsızyou all are worse	jamanıraqdılathey are worse
intensifier — very	bek jamanmaI am very bad	bek jamansayou are very bad	bek jamandıhe is very bad	bek jamanbızwe are very bad	bek jamansızyou all are very bad	bek jamandılathey are very bad
superlative — most	em jamanmaI am the worst	em jamansayou are the worst	em jamandıhe is the worst	em jamanbızwe are the worst	em jamansızyou all are the worst	em jamandılathey are the worst

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jamandı — "compared to me, he is bad."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — jaman
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki jamandımine is bad	seniki jamandıyours is bad	anıqı jamandıhis is bad	bizniki jamandıours is bad	sizniki jamandıyours (pl.) is bad	alanıqı jamandıtheirs is bad
comparative — more	meniki jamanıraqdımine is worse	seniki jamanıraqdıyours is worse	anıqı jamanıraqdıhis is worse	bizniki jamanıraqdıours is worse	sizniki jamanıraqdıyours (pl.) is worse	alanıqı jamanıraqdıtheirs is worse
intensifier — very	meniki bek jamandımine is very bad	seniki bek jamandıyours is very bad	anıqı bek jamandıhis is very bad	bizniki bek jamandıours is very bad	sizniki bek jamandıyours (pl.) is very bad	alanıqı bek jamandıtheirs is very bad
superlative — most	meniki em jamandımine is the worst	seniki em jamandıyours is the worst	anıqı em jamandıhis is the worst	bizniki em jamandıours is the worst	sizniki em jamandıyours (pl.) is the worst	alanıqı em jamandıtheirs is the worst

Several things

Several things — jaman
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile jamandılamine are bad	senikile jamandılayours are bad	anıqıla jamandılahis are bad	biznikile jamandılaours are bad	siznikile jamandılayours (pl.) are bad	alanıqıla jamandılatheirs are bad
comparative — more	menikile jamanıraqdılamine are worse	senikile jamanıraqdılayours are worse	anıqıla jamanıraqdılahis are worse	biznikile jamanıraqdılaours are worse	siznikile jamanıraqdılayours (pl.) are worse	alanıqıla jamanıraqdılatheirs are worse
intensifier — very	menikile bek jamandılamine are very bad	senikile bek jamandılayours are very bad	anıqıla bek jamandılahis are very bad	biznikile bek jamandılaours are very bad	siznikile bek jamandılayours (pl.) are very bad	alanıqıla bek jamandılatheirs are very bad
superlative — most	menikile em jamandılamine are the worst	senikile em jamandılayours are the worst	anıqıla em jamandılahis are the worst	biznikile em jamandılaours are the worst	siznikile em jamandılayours (pl.) are the worst	alanıqıla em jamandılatheirs are the worst

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu jamandı, bıla jamandıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".

As a noun

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of jaman, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	jamanthe rascal	jamanımmy rascal	jamanıŋyour rascal	jamanıhis rascal	jamanıbızour rascal	jamanığızyou all's rascal	jamanlarıtheir rascals
Genitive	jamannıthe rascal's	jamanımımy rascal's	jamanıŋıyour rascal's	jamanınıhis rascal's	jamanıbıznıour rascal's	jamanığıznıyou all's rascal's	jamanlarınıtheir rascals'
Accusative	jamannıthe rascal (as the object)	jamanımımy rascal (as the object)	jamanıŋıyour rascal (as the object)	jamanınhis rascal (as the object)	jamanıbıznıour rascal (as the object)	jamanığıznıyou all's rascal (as the object)	jamanlarıntheir rascals (as the object)
Dative	jamanŋato the rascal	jamanımato my rascal	jamanıŋato your rascal	jamanınato his rascal	jamanıbızğato our rascal	jamanığızğato you all's rascal	jamanlarınato their rascals
Locative	jamandain / at the rascal	jamanımdain / at my rascal	jamanıŋdain / at your rascal	jamanındain / at his rascal	jamanıbızdain / at our rascal	jamanığızdain / at you all's rascal	jamanlarındain / at their rascals
Ablative	jamandanfrom the rascal	jamanımdanfrom my rascal	jamanıŋdanfrom your rascal	jamanındanfrom his rascal	jamanıbızdanfrom our rascal	jamanığızdanfrom you all's rascal	jamanlarındanfrom their rascals

Plural

Plural — cases of jaman, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	jamanlathe rascals	jamanlarımmy rascals	jamanlarıŋyour rascals	jamanlarıhis rascals	jamanlarıbızour rascals	jamanlarığızyou all's rascals	jamanlarıtheir rascals
Genitive	jamanlanıthe rascals'	jamanlarımımy rascals'	jamanlarıŋıyour rascals'	jamanlarınıhis rascals'	jamanlarıbıznıour rascals'	jamanlarığıznıyou all's rascals'	jamanlarınıtheir rascals'
Accusative	jamanlanıthe rascals (as the object)	jamanlarımımy rascals (as the object)	jamanlarıŋıyour rascals (as the object)	jamanlarınhis rascals (as the object)	jamanlarıbıznıour rascals (as the object)	jamanlarığıznıyou all's rascals (as the object)	jamanlarıntheir rascals (as the object)
Dative	jamanlağato the rascals	jamanlarımato my rascals	jamanlarıŋato your rascals	jamanlarınato his rascals	jamanlarıbızğato our rascals	jamanlarığızğato you all's rascals	jamanlarınato their rascals
Locative	jamanladain / at the rascals	jamanlarımdain / at my rascals	jamanlarıŋdain / at your rascals	jamanlarındain / at his rascals	jamanlarıbızdain / at our rascals	jamanlarığızdain / at you all's rascals	jamanlarındain / at their rascals
Ablative	jamanladanfrom the rascals	jamanlarımdanfrom my rascals	jamanlarıŋdanfrom your rascals	jamanlarındanfrom his rascals	jamanlarıbızdanfrom our rascals	jamanlarığızdanfrom you all's rascals	jamanlarındanfrom their rascals

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jamanları can mean "his / her rascals", "their rascal", or "their rascals" — context decides.

Whose it is

Belonging to jaman — the rascal's one
Case	one thing, one owner	several things, one owner	one thing, several owners	several things, several owners
Nominative	jamannıqıthe rascal's one	jamannıqılathe rascal's ones	jamanlanıqıthe rascals' one	jamanlanıqılathe rascals' ones
Genitive	jamannıqınıof the rascal's one	jamannıqılanıof the rascal's ones	jamanlanıqınıof the rascals' one	jamanlanıqılanıof the rascals' ones
Accusative	jamannıqınthe rascal's one (as the object)	jamannıqılanıthe rascal's ones (as the object)	jamanlanıqınthe rascals' one (as the object)	jamanlanıqılanıthe rascals' ones (as the object)
Dative	jamannıqınato the rascal's one	jamannıqılağato the rascal's ones	jamanlanıqınato the rascals' one	jamanlanıqılağato the rascals' ones
Locative	jamannıqındain / at the rascal's one	jamannıqıladain / at the rascal's ones	jamanlanıqındain / at the rascals' one	jamanlanıqıladain / at the rascals' ones
Ablative	jamannıqındanfrom the rascal's one	jamannıqıladanfrom the rascal's ones	jamanlanıqındanfrom the rascals' one	jamanlanıqıladanfrom the rascals' ones

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.