küçsüz
/kytʃsyz/
1. weak, feeble, powerless, lacking strength — With bolurğa it means become weak; with eterge it means weaken someone.
- küçsüz adam — a weak man
- men bügün küçsüzme — I am weak today
- qart küçsüz bolğandı — the old man has grown feeble
- küçsüz bolurğa — to become weak
- küçsüz eterge — to weaken someone
2. mild, not strong (of tobacco)
- küçsüz tütün — mild tobacco
- bu tütün küçsüzdü — this tobacco is mild
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | küçsüzmeI am weak | küçsüzseyou are weak | küçsüzdühe is weak | küçsüzbüzwe are weak | küçsüzsüzyou all are weak | küçsüzdülethey are weak |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden küçsüzdü — "compared to me, he is weak."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki küçsüzdümine is weak | seniki küçsüzdüyours is weak | anıqı küçsüzdühis is weak | bizniki küçsüzdüours is weak | sizniki küçsüzdüyours (pl.) is weak | alanıqı küçsüzdütheirs is weak |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile küçsüzdülemine are weak | senikile küçsüzdüleyours are weak | anıqıla küçsüzdülehis are weak | biznikile küçsüzdüleours are weak | siznikile küçsüzdüleyours (pl.) are weak | alanıqıla küçsüzdületheirs are weak |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu küçsüzdü, bıla küçsüzdüle. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".