kaji
/kadʒi/
artificial, synthetic (of silk) — Used chiefly of silk: kaji dariy "artificial silk". Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks the word Karachay.
- kaji dariy — artificial silk
- bu kaji dariydi — this is artificial silk
- kaji dariy satıb aldım — I bought artificial silk
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | kajimeI am artificial | kajiseyou are artificial | kajidihe is artificial | kajibizwe are artificial | kajisizyou all are artificial | kajidilethey are artificial |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden kajidi — "compared to me, he is artificial."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki kajidimine is artificial | seniki kajidiyours is artificial | anıqı kajidihis is artificial | bizniki kajidiours is artificial | sizniki kajidiyours (pl.) is artificial | alanıqı kajiditheirs is artificial |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile kajidilemine are artificial | senikile kajidileyours are artificial | anıqıla kajidilehis are artificial | biznikile kajidileours are artificial | siznikile kajidileyours (pl.) are artificial | alanıqıla kajidiletheirs are artificial |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu kajidi, bıla kajidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".