juquçu
/dʒuqutʃu/ · plural juquçula
1. sleepy, fond of sleeping — Proverbs: erinçek adam juquçu bolur "a lazy person tends to be sleepy"; juquçu adam semiz bolur "a sleepy person tends to be fat".
- juquçu adam — a sleepy person
- erinçek adam juquçu bolur — a lazy person tends to be sleepy
- juquçu adam semiz bolur — a sleepy person tends to be fat
- bu sabiy juquçudu — this child is sleepy
2. sleepyhead, a person who sleeps a lot — Guzeev 2003 gives the saying juquçuğa keçe qısha "for a sleepyhead the night is short".
- juquçu, tur! — sleepyhead, get up!
- juquçunu jeŋil uyatdıla — they quickly woke the sleepyhead
- juquçuğa keçe qısha — for a sleepyhead the night is short
As an adjective
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | juquçumaI am sleepy | juquçusayou are sleepy | juquçuduhe is sleepy | juquçubuzwe are sleepy | juquçusuzyou all are sleepy | juquçudulathey are sleepy |
| comparative — more | juquçuraqmaI am sleepier | juquçuraqsayou are sleepier | juquçuraqdıhe is sleepier | juquçuraqbızwe are sleepier | juquçuraqsızyou all are sleepier | juquçuraqdılathey are sleepier |
| intensifier — very | bek juquçumaI am very sleepy | bek juquçusayou are very sleepy | bek juquçuduhe is very sleepy | bek juquçubuzwe are very sleepy | bek juquçusuzyou all are very sleepy | bek juquçudulathey are very sleepy |
| superlative — most | em juquçumaI am the sleepiest | em juquçusayou are the sleepiest | em juquçuduhe is the sleepiest | em juquçubuzwe are the sleepiest | em juquçusuzyou all are the sleepiest | em juquçudulathey are the sleepiest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden juquçudu — "compared to me, he is sleepy."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki juquçudumine is sleepy | seniki juquçuduyours is sleepy | anıqı juquçuduhis is sleepy | bizniki juquçuduours is sleepy | sizniki juquçuduyours (pl.) is sleepy | alanıqı juquçudutheirs is sleepy |
| comparative — more | meniki juquçuraqdımine is sleepier | seniki juquçuraqdıyours is sleepier | anıqı juquçuraqdıhis is sleepier | bizniki juquçuraqdıours is sleepier | sizniki juquçuraqdıyours (pl.) is sleepier | alanıqı juquçuraqdıtheirs is sleepier |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek juquçudumine is very sleepy | seniki bek juquçuduyours is very sleepy | anıqı bek juquçuduhis is very sleepy | bizniki bek juquçuduours is very sleepy | sizniki bek juquçuduyours (pl.) is very sleepy | alanıqı bek juquçudutheirs is very sleepy |
| superlative — most | meniki em juquçudumine is the sleepiest | seniki em juquçuduyours is the sleepiest | anıqı em juquçuduhis is the sleepiest | bizniki em juquçuduours is the sleepiest | sizniki em juquçuduyours (pl.) is the sleepiest | alanıqı em juquçudutheirs is the sleepiest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile juquçudulamine are sleepy | senikile juquçudulayours are sleepy | anıqıla juquçudulahis are sleepy | biznikile juquçudulaours are sleepy | siznikile juquçudulayours (pl.) are sleepy | alanıqıla juquçudulatheirs are sleepy |
| comparative — more | menikile juquçuraqdılamine are sleepier | senikile juquçuraqdılayours are sleepier | anıqıla juquçuraqdılahis are sleepier | biznikile juquçuraqdılaours are sleepier | siznikile juquçuraqdılayours (pl.) are sleepier | alanıqıla juquçuraqdılatheirs are sleepier |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek juquçudulamine are very sleepy | senikile bek juquçudulayours are very sleepy | anıqıla bek juquçudulahis are very sleepy | biznikile bek juquçudulaours are very sleepy | siznikile bek juquçudulayours (pl.) are very sleepy | alanıqıla bek juquçudulatheirs are very sleepy |
| superlative — most | menikile em juquçudulamine are the sleepiest | senikile em juquçudulayours are the sleepiest | anıqıla em juquçudulahis are the sleepiest | biznikile em juquçudulaours are the sleepiest | siznikile em juquçudulayours (pl.) are the sleepiest | alanıqıla em juquçudulatheirs are the sleepiest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu juquçudu, bıla juquçudula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | juquçuthe sleepyhead | juquçummy sleepyhead | juquçuŋyour sleepyhead | juquçusuhis sleepyhead | juquçubuzour sleepyhead | juquçuğuzyou all's sleepyhead | juquçularıtheir sleepyheads |
| Genitive | juquçunuthe sleepyhead's | juquçumumy sleepyhead's | juquçuŋuyour sleepyhead's | juquçusunuhis sleepyhead's | juquçubuznuour sleepyhead's | juquçuğuznuyou all's sleepyhead's | juquçularınıtheir sleepyheads' |
| Accusative | juquçunuthe sleepyhead (as the object) | juquçumumy sleepyhead (as the object) | juquçuŋuyour sleepyhead (as the object) | juquçusunhis sleepyhead (as the object) | juquçubuznuour sleepyhead (as the object) | juquçuğuznuyou all's sleepyhead (as the object) | juquçularıntheir sleepyheads (as the object) |
| Dative | juquçuğato the sleepyhead | juquçumato my sleepyhead | juquçuŋato your sleepyhead | juquçusunato his sleepyhead | juquçubuzğato our sleepyhead | juquçuğuzğato you all's sleepyhead | juquçularınato their sleepyheads |
| Locative | juquçudain / at the sleepyhead | juquçumdain / at my sleepyhead | juquçuŋdain / at your sleepyhead | juquçusundain / at his sleepyhead | juquçubuzdain / at our sleepyhead | juquçuğuzdain / at you all's sleepyhead | juquçularındain / at their sleepyheads |
| Ablative | juquçudanfrom the sleepyhead | juquçumdanfrom my sleepyhead | juquçuŋdanfrom your sleepyhead | juquçusundanfrom his sleepyhead | juquçubuzdanfrom our sleepyhead | juquçuğuzdanfrom you all's sleepyhead | juquçularındanfrom their sleepyheads |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | juquçulathe sleepyheads | juquçularımmy sleepyheads | juquçularıŋyour sleepyheads | juquçularıhis sleepyheads | juquçularıbızour sleepyheads | juquçularığızyou all's sleepyheads | juquçularıtheir sleepyheads |
| Genitive | juquçulanıthe sleepyheads' | juquçularımımy sleepyheads' | juquçularıŋıyour sleepyheads' | juquçularınıhis sleepyheads' | juquçularıbıznıour sleepyheads' | juquçularığıznıyou all's sleepyheads' | juquçularınıtheir sleepyheads' |
| Accusative | juquçulanıthe sleepyheads (as the object) | juquçularımımy sleepyheads (as the object) | juquçularıŋıyour sleepyheads (as the object) | juquçularınhis sleepyheads (as the object) | juquçularıbıznıour sleepyheads (as the object) | juquçularığıznıyou all's sleepyheads (as the object) | juquçularıntheir sleepyheads (as the object) |
| Dative | juquçulağato the sleepyheads | juquçularımato my sleepyheads | juquçularıŋato your sleepyheads | juquçularınato his sleepyheads | juquçularıbızğato our sleepyheads | juquçularığızğato you all's sleepyheads | juquçularınato their sleepyheads |
| Locative | juquçuladain / at the sleepyheads | juquçularımdain / at my sleepyheads | juquçularıŋdain / at your sleepyheads | juquçularındain / at his sleepyheads | juquçularıbızdain / at our sleepyheads | juquçularığızdain / at you all's sleepyheads | juquçularındain / at their sleepyheads |
| Ablative | juquçuladanfrom the sleepyheads | juquçularımdanfrom my sleepyheads | juquçularıŋdanfrom your sleepyheads | juquçularındanfrom his sleepyheads | juquçularıbızdanfrom our sleepyheads | juquçularığızdanfrom you all's sleepyheads | juquçularındanfrom their sleepyheads |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: juquçuları can mean "his / her sleepyheads", "their sleepyhead", or "their sleepyheads" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.