jerli
/dʒerli/
1. local, native
- jerli adamla — the local people
- jerli til — the local speech
- ol jerlidi — he is a local
2. settled, sedentary
- jerli halq — a settled people
- jerli bolurğa — to become settled
- ala jerlidile — they are settled
3. saddled — Used of a horse, donkey or other animal that is saddled and ready to ride or load, as in jerli at "a saddled horse".
- jerli at — a saddled horse
- atla jerlidile — the horses are saddled
- on jerli at süeledi — ten saddled horses are standing
- jerli atnı alıb keldi — he brought the saddled horse
- jetgen qız jerli eşekni tanımaz — a marriageable girl does not recognize a saddled donkey
4. having land
- köb jerli bay — a rich man with much land
- az jerli üyür — a family with little land
- ullu jerli el — a village with large lands
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | jerlimeI am local | jerliseyou are local | jerlidihe is local | jerlibizwe are local | jerlisizyou all are local | jerlidilethey are local |
| comparative — more | jerlirekmeI am more local | jerlirekseyou are more local | jerlirekdihe is more local | jerlirekbizwe are more local | jerlireksizyou all are more local | jerlirekdilethey are more local |
| intensifier — very | bek jerlimeI am very local | bek jerliseyou are very local | bek jerlidihe is very local | bek jerlibizwe are very local | bek jerlisizyou all are very local | bek jerlidilethey are very local |
| superlative — most | em jerlimeI am the most local | em jerliseyou are the most local | em jerlidihe is the most local | em jerlibizwe are the most local | em jerlisizyou all are the most local | em jerlidilethey are the most local |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jerlidi — "compared to me, he is local."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki jerlidimine is local | seniki jerlidiyours is local | anıqı jerlidihis is local | bizniki jerlidiours is local | sizniki jerlidiyours (pl.) is local | alanıqı jerliditheirs is local |
| comparative — more | meniki jerlirekdimine is more local | seniki jerlirekdiyours is more local | anıqı jerlirekdihis is more local | bizniki jerlirekdiours is more local | sizniki jerlirekdiyours (pl.) is more local | alanıqı jerlirekditheirs is more local |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek jerlidimine is very local | seniki bek jerlidiyours is very local | anıqı bek jerlidihis is very local | bizniki bek jerlidiours is very local | sizniki bek jerlidiyours (pl.) is very local | alanıqı bek jerliditheirs is very local |
| superlative — most | meniki em jerlidimine is the most local | seniki em jerlidiyours is the most local | anıqı em jerlidihis is the most local | bizniki em jerlidiours is the most local | sizniki em jerlidiyours (pl.) is the most local | alanıqı em jerliditheirs is the most local |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile jerlidilemine are local | senikile jerlidileyours are local | anıqıla jerlidilehis are local | biznikile jerlidileours are local | siznikile jerlidileyours (pl.) are local | alanıqıla jerlidiletheirs are local |
| comparative — more | menikile jerlirekdilemine are more local | senikile jerlirekdileyours are more local | anıqıla jerlirekdilehis are more local | biznikile jerlirekdileours are more local | siznikile jerlirekdileyours (pl.) are more local | alanıqıla jerlirekdiletheirs are more local |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek jerlidilemine are very local | senikile bek jerlidileyours are very local | anıqıla bek jerlidilehis are very local | biznikile bek jerlidileours are very local | siznikile bek jerlidileyours (pl.) are very local | alanıqıla bek jerlidiletheirs are very local |
| superlative — most | menikile em jerlidilemine are the most local | senikile em jerlidileyours are the most local | anıqıla em jerlidilehis are the most local | biznikile em jerlidileours are the most local | siznikile em jerlidileyours (pl.) are the most local | alanıqıla em jerlidiletheirs are the most local |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu jerlidi, bıla jerlidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".