jarak
/dʒarak/
frail, thin, delicate, sickly — Said of people and also of grass or crops that grow thin and weak: jarak salam is soft grass dried on the stalk, used as lining in footwear.
- jarak sabiy — a frail child
- jarak salam — soft straw dried on the stalk
- nartüh jarak bolub baradı — the maize is growing frail on the stalk
- jarak hans — frail grass
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | jarakmaI am frail | jaraksayou are frail | jarakdıhe is frail | jarakbızwe are frail | jaraksızyou all are frail | jarakdılathey are frail |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jarakdı — "compared to me, he is frail."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki jarakdımine is frail | seniki jarakdıyours is frail | anıqı jarakdıhis is frail | bizniki jarakdıours is frail | sizniki jarakdıyours (pl.) is frail | alanıqı jarakdıtheirs is frail |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile jarakdılamine are frail | senikile jarakdılayours are frail | anıqıla jarakdılahis are frail | biznikile jarakdılaours are frail | siznikile jarakdılayours (pl.) are frail | alanıqıla jarakdılatheirs are frail |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu jarakdı, bıla jarakdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".