jarawlu
/dʒarawlu/
1. useful, suitable, fit, serviceable, appropriate — Said of a remedy, it means effective (jarawlu darman); of a remark or idea, sound or sensible. It can also mean acceptable or passable. The opposite is jarawsuz.
- jarawlu darman — an effective medicine
- jarawlu söz — a sensible remark
- bu bek jarawlu darmandı — this is a very effective medicine
- jarawlu bolurğa — to be suitable, to be fit
- jarawlu söz jürekge jarıq berir — an apt word will bring light to the heart
2. needed, necessary
- bizge jarawlu adam — a person needed by us
- qıralğa, halqğa da jarawlu iş — work needed by the state and the people
3. very good, excellent, fine
- jarawlu üy — a fine house
- jarawlu çuruqla — fine boots
- jarawlu bir ögüz berdi — he gave a fine ox
- endi jarawlu işge tohtağanma — now I have settled into a fine job
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | jarawlumaI am fit | jarawlusayou are fit | jarawluduhe is fit | jarawlubuzwe are fit | jarawlusuzyou all are fit | jarawludulathey are fit |
| comparative — more | jarawluraqmaI am fitter | jarawluraqsayou are fitter | jarawluraqdıhe is fitter | jarawluraqbızwe are fitter | jarawluraqsızyou all are fitter | jarawluraqdılathey are fitter |
| intensifier — very | bek jarawlumaI am very fit | bek jarawlusayou are very fit | bek jarawluduhe is very fit | bek jarawlubuzwe are very fit | bek jarawlusuzyou all are very fit | bek jarawludulathey are very fit |
| superlative — most | em jarawlumaI am the fittest | em jarawlusayou are the fittest | em jarawluduhe is the fittest | em jarawlubuzwe are the fittest | em jarawlusuzyou all are the fittest | em jarawludulathey are the fittest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jarawludu — "compared to me, he is fit."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki jarawludumine is fit | seniki jarawluduyours is fit | anıqı jarawluduhis is fit | bizniki jarawluduours is fit | sizniki jarawluduyours (pl.) is fit | alanıqı jarawludutheirs is fit |
| comparative — more | meniki jarawluraqdımine is fitter | seniki jarawluraqdıyours is fitter | anıqı jarawluraqdıhis is fitter | bizniki jarawluraqdıours is fitter | sizniki jarawluraqdıyours (pl.) is fitter | alanıqı jarawluraqdıtheirs is fitter |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek jarawludumine is very fit | seniki bek jarawluduyours is very fit | anıqı bek jarawluduhis is very fit | bizniki bek jarawluduours is very fit | sizniki bek jarawluduyours (pl.) is very fit | alanıqı bek jarawludutheirs is very fit |
| superlative — most | meniki em jarawludumine is the fittest | seniki em jarawluduyours is the fittest | anıqı em jarawluduhis is the fittest | bizniki em jarawluduours is the fittest | sizniki em jarawluduyours (pl.) is the fittest | alanıqı em jarawludutheirs is the fittest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile jarawludulamine are fit | senikile jarawludulayours are fit | anıqıla jarawludulahis are fit | biznikile jarawludulaours are fit | siznikile jarawludulayours (pl.) are fit | alanıqıla jarawludulatheirs are fit |
| comparative — more | menikile jarawluraqdılamine are fitter | senikile jarawluraqdılayours are fitter | anıqıla jarawluraqdılahis are fitter | biznikile jarawluraqdılaours are fitter | siznikile jarawluraqdılayours (pl.) are fitter | alanıqıla jarawluraqdılatheirs are fitter |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek jarawludulamine are very fit | senikile bek jarawludulayours are very fit | anıqıla bek jarawludulahis are very fit | biznikile bek jarawludulaours are very fit | siznikile bek jarawludulayours (pl.) are very fit | alanıqıla bek jarawludulatheirs are very fit |
| superlative — most | menikile em jarawludulamine are the fittest | senikile em jarawludulayours are the fittest | anıqıla em jarawludulahis are the fittest | biznikile em jarawludulaours are the fittest | siznikile em jarawludulayours (pl.) are the fittest | alanıqıla em jarawludulatheirs are the fittest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu jarawludu, bıla jarawludula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".