kötürem
/køtyrem/
1. decrepit, feeble, emaciated, without strength — Said mainly of livestock, sometimes of people. With bolurğa it means become decrepit or take to one's bed.
- kötürem qart — a decrepit old man
- kötürem iynek — an emaciated cow
- kötürem sanla — a wasted body
- kötürem bolurğa — to become decrepit; to take to one's bed
- at kötürem bolğandı — the horse has grown decrepit
- mallarıŋ kötürem bolurla — your livestock will become emaciated
2. lazy, idle, avoiding work
- kötürem adam — an idle man
- ol kötürem jaşdı — he is a lazy lad
- kötürem adam işlemeydi — an idle person does not work
- kötürem bolub tururğa — to stay idle
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | kötüremmeI am decrepit | kötüremseyou are decrepit | kötüremdihe is decrepit | kötürembizwe are decrepit | kötüremsizyou all are decrepit | kötüremdilethey are decrepit |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden kötüremdi — "compared to me, he is decrepit."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki kötüremdimine is decrepit | seniki kötüremdiyours is decrepit | anıqı kötüremdihis is decrepit | bizniki kötüremdiours is decrepit | sizniki kötüremdiyours (pl.) is decrepit | alanıqı kötüremditheirs is decrepit |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile kötüremdilemine are decrepit | senikile kötüremdileyours are decrepit | anıqıla kötüremdilehis are decrepit | biznikile kötüremdileours are decrepit | siznikile kötüremdileyours (pl.) are decrepit | alanıqıla kötüremdiletheirs are decrepit |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu kötüremdi, bıla kötüremdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".