jizgi
/dʒizɡi/
1. fastidious, hard to please, capricious; squeamish — Most often said of someone hard to please about food.
- jizgi adam — a fastidious person
- aşda bek jizgidi — he is very hard to please about food
- men jizgi tülme — I am not fastidious
2. sentimental, mawkish; pampered
- jizgi sözle — sentimental talk
- jizgi tişirıw — a pampered woman
- seni jizgi sözleriŋe aldanıb — deceived by your mawkish words
- jizgi jırla — sentimental songs
- jizgi kitabla oquyma — I read sentimental books
3. cloying, sickly sweet; slightly sweet — Said of food and drink, such as ayran, boza or melon.
- jizgi ayran — slightly sweet ayran
- jizgi boza — cloying boza
- jizgi tatlı boladı — it is sickly sweet
- bu bal bek jizgidi — this honey is very cloying
- jizgi şaptalladan toyğunçu aşadıla — they ate their fill of the sickly sweet peaches
4. weak, frail, delicate
- jizgi qolla — delicate hands
- jizgi awaz — a weak voice
- jumuşaq jizgi qolları — soft, delicate hands
- meni jizgi sançıqlarım — my delicate little limbs
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | jizgimeI am fastidious | jizgiseyou are fastidious | jizgidihe is fastidious | jizgibizwe are fastidious | jizgisizyou all are fastidious | jizgidilethey are fastidious |
| comparative — more | jizgirekmeI am more fastidious | jizgirekseyou are more fastidious | jizgirekdihe is more fastidious | jizgirekbizwe are more fastidious | jizgireksizyou all are more fastidious | jizgirekdilethey are more fastidious |
| intensifier — very | bek jizgimeI am very fastidious | bek jizgiseyou are very fastidious | bek jizgidihe is very fastidious | bek jizgibizwe are very fastidious | bek jizgisizyou all are very fastidious | bek jizgidilethey are very fastidious |
| superlative — most | em jizgimeI am the most fastidious | em jizgiseyou are the most fastidious | em jizgidihe is the most fastidious | em jizgibizwe are the most fastidious | em jizgisizyou all are the most fastidious | em jizgidilethey are the most fastidious |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jizgidi — "compared to me, he is fastidious."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki jizgidimine is fastidious | seniki jizgidiyours is fastidious | anıqı jizgidihis is fastidious | bizniki jizgidiours is fastidious | sizniki jizgidiyours (pl.) is fastidious | alanıqı jizgiditheirs is fastidious |
| comparative — more | meniki jizgirekdimine is more fastidious | seniki jizgirekdiyours is more fastidious | anıqı jizgirekdihis is more fastidious | bizniki jizgirekdiours is more fastidious | sizniki jizgirekdiyours (pl.) is more fastidious | alanıqı jizgirekditheirs is more fastidious |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek jizgidimine is very fastidious | seniki bek jizgidiyours is very fastidious | anıqı bek jizgidihis is very fastidious | bizniki bek jizgidiours is very fastidious | sizniki bek jizgidiyours (pl.) is very fastidious | alanıqı bek jizgiditheirs is very fastidious |
| superlative — most | meniki em jizgidimine is the most fastidious | seniki em jizgidiyours is the most fastidious | anıqı em jizgidihis is the most fastidious | bizniki em jizgidiours is the most fastidious | sizniki em jizgidiyours (pl.) is the most fastidious | alanıqı em jizgiditheirs is the most fastidious |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile jizgidilemine are fastidious | senikile jizgidileyours are fastidious | anıqıla jizgidilehis are fastidious | biznikile jizgidileours are fastidious | siznikile jizgidileyours (pl.) are fastidious | alanıqıla jizgidiletheirs are fastidious |
| comparative — more | menikile jizgirekdilemine are more fastidious | senikile jizgirekdileyours are more fastidious | anıqıla jizgirekdilehis are more fastidious | biznikile jizgirekdileours are more fastidious | siznikile jizgirekdileyours (pl.) are more fastidious | alanıqıla jizgirekdiletheirs are more fastidious |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek jizgidilemine are very fastidious | senikile bek jizgidileyours are very fastidious | anıqıla bek jizgidilehis are very fastidious | biznikile bek jizgidileours are very fastidious | siznikile bek jizgidileyours (pl.) are very fastidious | alanıqıla bek jizgidiletheirs are very fastidious |
| superlative — most | menikile em jizgidilemine are the most fastidious | senikile em jizgidileyours are the most fastidious | anıqıla em jizgidilehis are the most fastidious | biznikile em jizgidileours are the most fastidious | siznikile em jizgidileyours (pl.) are the most fastidious | alanıqıla em jizgidiletheirs are the most fastidious |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu jizgidi, bıla jizgidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".