külbet
/kylbet/
ash-colored, ashen gray — Literally 'ash-faced', from kül 'ash' and bet 'face'. Used of the gray light before dawn and of gray hens.
- külbet-talğır tawuqla — ash-gray speckled hens
- külbet tawuq — an ash-colored hen
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | külbetmeI am ash-colored | külbetseyou are ash-colored | külbetdihe is ash-colored | külbetbizwe are ash-colored | külbetsizyou all are ash-colored | külbetdilethey are ash-colored |
| comparative — more | külbetirekmeI am more ash-colored | külbetirekseyou are more ash-colored | külbetirekdihe is more ash-colored | külbetirekbizwe are more ash-colored | külbetireksizyou all are more ash-colored | külbetirekdilethey are more ash-colored |
| intensifier — very | bek külbetmeI am very ash-colored | bek külbetseyou are very ash-colored | bek külbetdihe is very ash-colored | bek külbetbizwe are very ash-colored | bek külbetsizyou all are very ash-colored | bek külbetdilethey are very ash-colored |
| superlative — most | em külbetmeI am the most ash-colored | em külbetseyou are the most ash-colored | em külbetdihe is the most ash-colored | em külbetbizwe are the most ash-colored | em külbetsizyou all are the most ash-colored | em külbetdilethey are the most ash-colored |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden külbetdi — "compared to me, he is ash-colored."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki külbetdimine is ash-colored | seniki külbetdiyours is ash-colored | anıqı külbetdihis is ash-colored | bizniki külbetdiours is ash-colored | sizniki külbetdiyours (pl.) is ash-colored | alanıqı külbetditheirs is ash-colored |
| comparative — more | meniki külbetirekdimine is more ash-colored | seniki külbetirekdiyours is more ash-colored | anıqı külbetirekdihis is more ash-colored | bizniki külbetirekdiours is more ash-colored | sizniki külbetirekdiyours (pl.) is more ash-colored | alanıqı külbetirekditheirs is more ash-colored |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek külbetdimine is very ash-colored | seniki bek külbetdiyours is very ash-colored | anıqı bek külbetdihis is very ash-colored | bizniki bek külbetdiours is very ash-colored | sizniki bek külbetdiyours (pl.) is very ash-colored | alanıqı bek külbetditheirs is very ash-colored |
| superlative — most | meniki em külbetdimine is the most ash-colored | seniki em külbetdiyours is the most ash-colored | anıqı em külbetdihis is the most ash-colored | bizniki em külbetdiours is the most ash-colored | sizniki em külbetdiyours (pl.) is the most ash-colored | alanıqı em külbetditheirs is the most ash-colored |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile külbetdilemine are ash-colored | senikile külbetdileyours are ash-colored | anıqıla külbetdilehis are ash-colored | biznikile külbetdileours are ash-colored | siznikile külbetdileyours (pl.) are ash-colored | alanıqıla külbetdiletheirs are ash-colored |
| comparative — more | menikile külbetirekdilemine are more ash-colored | senikile külbetirekdileyours are more ash-colored | anıqıla külbetirekdilehis are more ash-colored | biznikile külbetirekdileours are more ash-colored | siznikile külbetirekdileyours (pl.) are more ash-colored | alanıqıla külbetirekdiletheirs are more ash-colored |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek külbetdilemine are very ash-colored | senikile bek külbetdileyours are very ash-colored | anıqıla bek külbetdilehis are very ash-colored | biznikile bek külbetdileours are very ash-colored | siznikile bek külbetdileyours (pl.) are very ash-colored | alanıqıla bek külbetdiletheirs are very ash-colored |
| superlative — most | menikile em külbetdilemine are the most ash-colored | senikile em külbetdileyours are the most ash-colored | anıqıla em külbetdilehis are the most ash-colored | biznikile em külbetdileours are the most ash-colored | siznikile em külbetdileyours (pl.) are the most ash-colored | alanıqıla em külbetdiletheirs are the most ash-colored |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu külbetdi, bıla külbetdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".