jiyirgenç
/dʒijirɡentʃ/
squeamish, fastidious, easily disgusted — Guzeev 2003 marks it as disparaging. Used of people, as in jiyirgenç adam "a squeamish person".
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | jiyirgençmeI am squeamish | jiyirgençseyou are squeamish | jiyirgençdihe is squeamish | jiyirgençbizwe are squeamish | jiyirgençsizyou all are squeamish | jiyirgençdilethey are squeamish |
| comparative — more | jiyirgençirekmeI am more squeamish | jiyirgençirekseyou are more squeamish | jiyirgençirekdihe is more squeamish | jiyirgençirekbizwe are more squeamish | jiyirgençireksizyou all are more squeamish | jiyirgençirekdilethey are more squeamish |
| intensifier — very | bek jiyirgençmeI am very squeamish | bek jiyirgençseyou are very squeamish | bek jiyirgençdihe is very squeamish | bek jiyirgençbizwe are very squeamish | bek jiyirgençsizyou all are very squeamish | bek jiyirgençdilethey are very squeamish |
| superlative — most | em jiyirgençmeI am the most squeamish | em jiyirgençseyou are the most squeamish | em jiyirgençdihe is the most squeamish | em jiyirgençbizwe are the most squeamish | em jiyirgençsizyou all are the most squeamish | em jiyirgençdilethey are the most squeamish |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jiyirgençdi — "compared to me, he is squeamish."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki jiyirgençdimine is squeamish | seniki jiyirgençdiyours is squeamish | anıqı jiyirgençdihis is squeamish | bizniki jiyirgençdiours is squeamish | sizniki jiyirgençdiyours (pl.) is squeamish | alanıqı jiyirgençditheirs is squeamish |
| comparative — more | meniki jiyirgençirekdimine is more squeamish | seniki jiyirgençirekdiyours is more squeamish | anıqı jiyirgençirekdihis is more squeamish | bizniki jiyirgençirekdiours is more squeamish | sizniki jiyirgençirekdiyours (pl.) is more squeamish | alanıqı jiyirgençirekditheirs is more squeamish |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek jiyirgençdimine is very squeamish | seniki bek jiyirgençdiyours is very squeamish | anıqı bek jiyirgençdihis is very squeamish | bizniki bek jiyirgençdiours is very squeamish | sizniki bek jiyirgençdiyours (pl.) is very squeamish | alanıqı bek jiyirgençditheirs is very squeamish |
| superlative — most | meniki em jiyirgençdimine is the most squeamish | seniki em jiyirgençdiyours is the most squeamish | anıqı em jiyirgençdihis is the most squeamish | bizniki em jiyirgençdiours is the most squeamish | sizniki em jiyirgençdiyours (pl.) is the most squeamish | alanıqı em jiyirgençditheirs is the most squeamish |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile jiyirgençdilemine are squeamish | senikile jiyirgençdileyours are squeamish | anıqıla jiyirgençdilehis are squeamish | biznikile jiyirgençdileours are squeamish | siznikile jiyirgençdileyours (pl.) are squeamish | alanıqıla jiyirgençdiletheirs are squeamish |
| comparative — more | menikile jiyirgençirekdilemine are more squeamish | senikile jiyirgençirekdileyours are more squeamish | anıqıla jiyirgençirekdilehis are more squeamish | biznikile jiyirgençirekdileours are more squeamish | siznikile jiyirgençirekdileyours (pl.) are more squeamish | alanıqıla jiyirgençirekdiletheirs are more squeamish |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek jiyirgençdilemine are very squeamish | senikile bek jiyirgençdileyours are very squeamish | anıqıla bek jiyirgençdilehis are very squeamish | biznikile bek jiyirgençdileours are very squeamish | siznikile bek jiyirgençdileyours (pl.) are very squeamish | alanıqıla bek jiyirgençdiletheirs are very squeamish |
| superlative — most | menikile em jiyirgençdilemine are the most squeamish | senikile em jiyirgençdileyours are the most squeamish | anıqıla em jiyirgençdilehis are the most squeamish | biznikile em jiyirgençdileours are the most squeamish | siznikile em jiyirgençdileyours (pl.) are the most squeamish | alanıqıla em jiyirgençdiletheirs are the most squeamish |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu jiyirgençdi, bıla jiyirgençdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".