köçüwçü
/køtʃywtʃy/
1. nomadic, migrating, moving from place to place
- köçüwçü halq — a nomadic people
- köçüwçü qanatlıla — migrating birds
- köçüwçü üydegi — a family always on the move
2. contagious, catching, infectious (of a disease)
- köçüwçü awruw — a contagious illness
- köçüwçü awruwla — contagious illnesses
- bu awruw köçüwçüdü — this illness is contagious
3. transferable, changing hands, passing on to the next winner — Said especially of a banner or cup held by the winner of a competition until the next winner takes it.
- köçüwçü bayraq — a challenge banner that passes from hand to hand
- köçüwçü qızıl bayraq berilgendi — the red challenge banner was awarded
- kolhoznu pravlenini köçüwçü bayrağı — the collective farm board's challenge banner
- köçüwçü bayrağı berilgendi — its challenge banner was awarded
4. transitive — Said of a verb that takes a direct object, as in köçüwçü etim 'transitive verb'. one source
- köçüwçü etim — a transitive verb
- köçüwçü etimle — transitive verbs
- köçüwçü em köçmewçü etimle — transitive and intransitive verbs
- bu etim köçüwçüdü — this verb is transitive
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | köçüwçümeI am migrating | köçüwçüseyou are migrating | köçüwçüdühe is migrating | köçüwçübüzwe are migrating | köçüwçüsüzyou all are migrating | köçüwçüdülethey are migrating |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden köçüwçüdü — "compared to me, he is migrating."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki köçüwçüdümine is migrating | seniki köçüwçüdüyours is migrating | anıqı köçüwçüdühis is migrating | bizniki köçüwçüdüours is migrating | sizniki köçüwçüdüyours (pl.) is migrating | alanıqı köçüwçüdütheirs is migrating |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile köçüwçüdülemine are migrating | senikile köçüwçüdüleyours are migrating | anıqıla köçüwçüdülehis are migrating | biznikile köçüwçüdüleours are migrating | siznikile köçüwçüdüleyours (pl.) are migrating | alanıqıla köçüwçüdületheirs are migrating |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu köçüwçüdü, bıla köçüwçüdüle. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".