kelişmegen
/keliʃmeɡen/
1. unbecoming, improper, unseemly, unacceptable
- kelişmegen söznü aytırğa — to say an improper word
- kelişmegen işni eterge — to do an unseemly thing
- üyürnü namısına kelişmegen iş — a thing unbecoming to the family's honor
2. unsuitable, not fitting, inappropriate
- kelişmegen zaman — an unsuitable time
- kelişmegen kiyim — unsuitable clothing
- işge kelişmegen adam — a person unsuited to the work
3. incompatible, hard to get on with, unaccommodating
- adam bla kelişmegen adam — a person who is hard to get on with
- çırtda kelişmegen hali — a wholly unaccommodating disposition
- kişi bla kelişmegen — not getting on with anyone
- kelişmegen honşu — a difficult neighbor
4. absurd, incongruous, illogical — Often in the phrase juqğa kelişmegen 'absurd, utterly senseless'.
- juqğa kelişmegen — utterly absurd, fitting nothing at all
- juqğa kelişmegen naqırda eterge — to make an absurd joke
- juqğa kelişmegen hapar — an absurd story
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | kelişmegenmeI am unbecoming | kelişmegenseyou are unbecoming | kelişmegendihe is unbecoming | kelişmegenbizwe are unbecoming | kelişmegensizyou all are unbecoming | kelişmegendilethey are unbecoming |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden kelişmegendi — "compared to me, he is unbecoming."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki kelişmegendimine is unbecoming | seniki kelişmegendiyours is unbecoming | anıqı kelişmegendihis is unbecoming | bizniki kelişmegendiours is unbecoming | sizniki kelişmegendiyours (pl.) is unbecoming | alanıqı kelişmegenditheirs is unbecoming |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile kelişmegendilemine are unbecoming | senikile kelişmegendileyours are unbecoming | anıqıla kelişmegendilehis are unbecoming | biznikile kelişmegendileours are unbecoming | siznikile kelişmegendileyours (pl.) are unbecoming | alanıqıla kelişmegendiletheirs are unbecoming |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu kelişmegendi, bıla kelişmegendile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".