kerpesli
/kerpesli/
1. contented, cheerful, looking pleased — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it Karachay. It is said of someone content with life and the like. one source
- kerpesli adam — a contented person
- men kerpeslime — I am contented
- ol bügün kerpeslidi — he is cheerful today
- ol kerpesli körünedi — she looks pleased
2. proud, haughty; swaggering one source
- kerpesli jigit — a proud young man
- ol bek kerpeslidi — he is very haughty
- kerpesli jürüydü — he walks with a swagger
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | kerpeslimeI am contented | kerpesliseyou are contented | kerpeslidihe is contented | kerpeslibizwe are contented | kerpeslisizyou all are contented | kerpeslidilethey are contented |
| comparative — more | kerpeslirekmeI am more contented | kerpeslirekseyou are more contented | kerpeslirekdihe is more contented | kerpeslirekbizwe are more contented | kerpeslireksizyou all are more contented | kerpeslirekdilethey are more contented |
| intensifier — very | bek kerpeslimeI am very contented | bek kerpesliseyou are very contented | bek kerpeslidihe is very contented | bek kerpeslibizwe are very contented | bek kerpeslisizyou all are very contented | bek kerpeslidilethey are very contented |
| superlative — most | em kerpeslimeI am the most contented | em kerpesliseyou are the most contented | em kerpeslidihe is the most contented | em kerpeslibizwe are the most contented | em kerpeslisizyou all are the most contented | em kerpeslidilethey are the most contented |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden kerpeslidi — "compared to me, he is contented."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki kerpeslidimine is contented | seniki kerpeslidiyours is contented | anıqı kerpeslidihis is contented | bizniki kerpeslidiours is contented | sizniki kerpeslidiyours (pl.) is contented | alanıqı kerpesliditheirs is contented |
| comparative — more | meniki kerpeslirekdimine is more contented | seniki kerpeslirekdiyours is more contented | anıqı kerpeslirekdihis is more contented | bizniki kerpeslirekdiours is more contented | sizniki kerpeslirekdiyours (pl.) is more contented | alanıqı kerpeslirekditheirs is more contented |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek kerpeslidimine is very contented | seniki bek kerpeslidiyours is very contented | anıqı bek kerpeslidihis is very contented | bizniki bek kerpeslidiours is very contented | sizniki bek kerpeslidiyours (pl.) is very contented | alanıqı bek kerpesliditheirs is very contented |
| superlative — most | meniki em kerpeslidimine is the most contented | seniki em kerpeslidiyours is the most contented | anıqı em kerpeslidihis is the most contented | bizniki em kerpeslidiours is the most contented | sizniki em kerpeslidiyours (pl.) is the most contented | alanıqı em kerpesliditheirs is the most contented |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile kerpeslidilemine are contented | senikile kerpeslidileyours are contented | anıqıla kerpeslidilehis are contented | biznikile kerpeslidileours are contented | siznikile kerpeslidileyours (pl.) are contented | alanıqıla kerpeslidiletheirs are contented |
| comparative — more | menikile kerpeslirekdilemine are more contented | senikile kerpeslirekdileyours are more contented | anıqıla kerpeslirekdilehis are more contented | biznikile kerpeslirekdileours are more contented | siznikile kerpeslirekdileyours (pl.) are more contented | alanıqıla kerpeslirekdiletheirs are more contented |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek kerpeslidilemine are very contented | senikile bek kerpeslidileyours are very contented | anıqıla bek kerpeslidilehis are very contented | biznikile bek kerpeslidileours are very contented | siznikile bek kerpeslidileyours (pl.) are very contented | alanıqıla bek kerpeslidiletheirs are very contented |
| superlative — most | menikile em kerpeslidilemine are the most contented | senikile em kerpeslidileyours are the most contented | anıqıla em kerpeslidilehis are the most contented | biznikile em kerpeslidileours are the most contented | siznikile em kerpeslidileyours (pl.) are the most contented | alanıqıla em kerpeslidiletheirs are the most contented |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu kerpeslidi, bıla kerpeslidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".