jartı-qurtu
/dʒartɯ-qurtu/
1. carelessly, by halves, partly, in snatches, superficially — Describes something done or taken in only partly or without care: reading, hearing, telling or finishing work.
- jartı-qurtu oqudum — I read it superficially
- jartı-qurtu eşitgenme — I only half heard it
- sözle jartı-qurtu eşitiledile — the words are heard only in snatches
- jartı-qurtu aŋılaydı — she understands only partly
- haparnı jartı-qurtu eterge — to tell the story carelessly
- işni jartı-qurtu boşarğa — to finish the work by halves
- işin jartı-qurtu etedi — he does his work by halves
- kitabnı jartı-qurtu qarab çığarğa — to look through the book superficially
2. incomplete, fragmentary, halfway
- jartı-qurtu iş — incomplete work
- jartı-qurtu hapar — a fragmentary story
- jartı-qurtu bilim — fragmentary knowledge
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | jartı-qurtumaI am incomplete | jartı-qurtusayou are incomplete | jartı-qurtuduhe is incomplete | jartı-qurtubuzwe are incomplete | jartı-qurtusuzyou all are incomplete | jartı-qurtudulathey are incomplete |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jartı-qurtudu — "compared to me, he is incomplete."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki jartı-qurtudumine is incomplete | seniki jartı-qurtuduyours is incomplete | anıqı jartı-qurtuduhis is incomplete | bizniki jartı-qurtuduours is incomplete | sizniki jartı-qurtuduyours (pl.) is incomplete | alanıqı jartı-qurtudutheirs is incomplete |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile jartı-qurtudulamine are incomplete | senikile jartı-qurtudulayours are incomplete | anıqıla jartı-qurtudulahis are incomplete | biznikile jartı-qurtudulaours are incomplete | siznikile jartı-qurtudulayours (pl.) are incomplete | alanıqıla jartı-qurtudulatheirs are incomplete |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu jartı-qurtudu, bıla jartı-qurtudula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".