jıyğıç
/dʒɯjʁɯtʃ/
thrifty, frugal, economical
- jıyğıç adam — a thrifty person
- anam bek jıyğıçdı — my mother is very thrifty
- jıyğıç qatın üynü tuta biledi — a thrifty woman knows how to keep a house
- jıyğıç bolurğa — to be thrifty
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | jıyğıçmaI am thrifty | jıyğıçsayou are thrifty | jıyğıçdıhe is thrifty | jıyğıçbızwe are thrifty | jıyğıçsızyou all are thrifty | jıyğıçdılathey are thrifty |
| comparative — more | jıyğıçıraqmaI am thriftier | jıyğıçıraqsayou are thriftier | jıyğıçıraqdıhe is thriftier | jıyğıçıraqbızwe are thriftier | jıyğıçıraqsızyou all are thriftier | jıyğıçıraqdılathey are thriftier |
| intensifier — very | bek jıyğıçmaI am very thrifty | bek jıyğıçsayou are very thrifty | bek jıyğıçdıhe is very thrifty | bek jıyğıçbızwe are very thrifty | bek jıyğıçsızyou all are very thrifty | bek jıyğıçdılathey are very thrifty |
| superlative — most | em jıyğıçmaI am the thriftiest | em jıyğıçsayou are the thriftiest | em jıyğıçdıhe is the thriftiest | em jıyğıçbızwe are the thriftiest | em jıyğıçsızyou all are the thriftiest | em jıyğıçdılathey are the thriftiest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jıyğıçdı — "compared to me, he is thrifty."