jatlama
/dʒatlama/
sloping, gently inclined, not steep — Used of roofs, riverbanks and ground, as in üynü başı jatlamadı "the roof of the house is low-pitched" and suwnu jağası jatlamadı "the riverbank slopes gently".
- suwnu jağası jatlamadı — the bank of the river is gently sloping
- üynü başı asırı jatlamadı — the roof of the house is too gently sloping
- jatlama jerde suw tohtamaydı — water does not stand on sloping ground
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | jatlamamaI am sloping | jatlamasayou are sloping | jatlamadıhe is sloping | jatlamabızwe are sloping | jatlamasızyou all are sloping | jatlamadılathey are sloping |
| comparative — more | jatlamaraqmaI am more sloping | jatlamaraqsayou are more sloping | jatlamaraqdıhe is more sloping | jatlamaraqbızwe are more sloping | jatlamaraqsızyou all are more sloping | jatlamaraqdılathey are more sloping |
| intensifier — very | bek jatlamamaI am very sloping | bek jatlamasayou are very sloping | bek jatlamadıhe is very sloping | bek jatlamabızwe are very sloping | bek jatlamasızyou all are very sloping | bek jatlamadılathey are very sloping |
| superlative — most | em jatlamamaI am the most sloping | em jatlamasayou are the most sloping | em jatlamadıhe is the most sloping | em jatlamabızwe are the most sloping | em jatlamasızyou all are the most sloping | em jatlamadılathey are the most sloping |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jatlamadı — "compared to me, he is sloping."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki jatlamadımine is sloping | seniki jatlamadıyours is sloping | anıqı jatlamadıhis is sloping | bizniki jatlamadıours is sloping | sizniki jatlamadıyours (pl.) is sloping | alanıqı jatlamadıtheirs is sloping |
| comparative — more | meniki jatlamaraqdımine is more sloping | seniki jatlamaraqdıyours is more sloping | anıqı jatlamaraqdıhis is more sloping | bizniki jatlamaraqdıours is more sloping | sizniki jatlamaraqdıyours (pl.) is more sloping | alanıqı jatlamaraqdıtheirs is more sloping |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek jatlamadımine is very sloping | seniki bek jatlamadıyours is very sloping | anıqı bek jatlamadıhis is very sloping | bizniki bek jatlamadıours is very sloping | sizniki bek jatlamadıyours (pl.) is very sloping | alanıqı bek jatlamadıtheirs is very sloping |
| superlative — most | meniki em jatlamadımine is the most sloping | seniki em jatlamadıyours is the most sloping | anıqı em jatlamadıhis is the most sloping | bizniki em jatlamadıours is the most sloping | sizniki em jatlamadıyours (pl.) is the most sloping | alanıqı em jatlamadıtheirs is the most sloping |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile jatlamadılamine are sloping | senikile jatlamadılayours are sloping | anıqıla jatlamadılahis are sloping | biznikile jatlamadılaours are sloping | siznikile jatlamadılayours (pl.) are sloping | alanıqıla jatlamadılatheirs are sloping |
| comparative — more | menikile jatlamaraqdılamine are more sloping | senikile jatlamaraqdılayours are more sloping | anıqıla jatlamaraqdılahis are more sloping | biznikile jatlamaraqdılaours are more sloping | siznikile jatlamaraqdılayours (pl.) are more sloping | alanıqıla jatlamaraqdılatheirs are more sloping |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek jatlamadılamine are very sloping | senikile bek jatlamadılayours are very sloping | anıqıla bek jatlamadılahis are very sloping | biznikile bek jatlamadılaours are very sloping | siznikile bek jatlamadılayours (pl.) are very sloping | alanıqıla bek jatlamadılatheirs are very sloping |
| superlative — most | menikile em jatlamadılamine are the most sloping | senikile em jatlamadılayours are the most sloping | anıqıla em jatlamadılahis are the most sloping | biznikile em jatlamadılaours are the most sloping | siznikile em jatlamadılayours (pl.) are the most sloping | alanıqıla em jatlamadılatheirs are the most sloping |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu jatlamadı, bıla jatlamadıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".