jüzüwük
/dʒyzywyk/
good at swimming, able to swim well — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it Karachay. Botashev 2010 gives it as the same word as jüzgüç.
- jüzüwük bala — a child who swims well
- jüzüwük qız — a girl who swims well
- men jüzüwükme — I am good at swimming
- ol jüzüwük edi — he was good at swimming
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | jüzüwükmeI am good at swimming | jüzüwükseyou are good at swimming | jüzüwükdühe is good at swimming | jüzüwükbüzwe are good at swimming | jüzüwüksüzyou all are good at swimming | jüzüwükdülethey are good at swimming |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jüzüwükdü — "compared to me, he is good at swimming."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki jüzüwükdümine is good at swimming | seniki jüzüwükdüyours is good at swimming | anıqı jüzüwükdühis is good at swimming | bizniki jüzüwükdüours is good at swimming | sizniki jüzüwükdüyours (pl.) is good at swimming | alanıqı jüzüwükdütheirs is good at swimming |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile jüzüwükdülemine are good at swimming | senikile jüzüwükdüleyours are good at swimming | anıqıla jüzüwükdülehis are good at swimming | biznikile jüzüwükdüleours are good at swimming | siznikile jüzüwükdüleyours (pl.) are good at swimming | alanıqıla jüzüwükdületheirs are good at swimming |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu jüzüwükdü, bıla jüzüwükdüle. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".