kertiçi
/kertitʃi/
1. truthful, honest, devoted to the truth
- kertiçi adam — a truthful person
- ol kertiçi adamdı — he is an honest person
- kertiçi söz — a truthful word
- kertiçi adamlanı tutub başladıla — they began arresting the honest men
2. faithful, loyal, true to someone or something — What one is faithful to is put in the dative. no dictionary source
- sözüne kertiçi adam — a person true to his word
- ol halqına kertiçi edi — he was loyal to his people
- men sözüme kertiçi boluwçuma — I am always true to my word
- ölgenlege kertiçibiz — we are faithful to the dead
- bir birge kertiçi bolurğa — to be faithful to each other
- halq işine kertiçi bolurğa — to be true to the people's cause
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | kertiçimeI am truthful | kertiçiseyou are truthful | kertiçidihe is truthful | kertiçibizwe are truthful | kertiçisizyou all are truthful | kertiçidilethey are truthful |
| comparative — more | kertiçirekmeI am more truthful | kertiçirekseyou are more truthful | kertiçirekdihe is more truthful | kertiçirekbizwe are more truthful | kertiçireksizyou all are more truthful | kertiçirekdilethey are more truthful |
| intensifier — very | bek kertiçimeI am very truthful | bek kertiçiseyou are very truthful | bek kertiçidihe is very truthful | bek kertiçibizwe are very truthful | bek kertiçisizyou all are very truthful | bek kertiçidilethey are very truthful |
| superlative — most | em kertiçimeI am the most truthful | em kertiçiseyou are the most truthful | em kertiçidihe is the most truthful | em kertiçibizwe are the most truthful | em kertiçisizyou all are the most truthful | em kertiçidilethey are the most truthful |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden kertiçidi — "compared to me, he is truthful."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki kertiçidimine is truthful | seniki kertiçidiyours is truthful | anıqı kertiçidihis is truthful | bizniki kertiçidiours is truthful | sizniki kertiçidiyours (pl.) is truthful | alanıqı kertiçiditheirs is truthful |
| comparative — more | meniki kertiçirekdimine is more truthful | seniki kertiçirekdiyours is more truthful | anıqı kertiçirekdihis is more truthful | bizniki kertiçirekdiours is more truthful | sizniki kertiçirekdiyours (pl.) is more truthful | alanıqı kertiçirekditheirs is more truthful |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek kertiçidimine is very truthful | seniki bek kertiçidiyours is very truthful | anıqı bek kertiçidihis is very truthful | bizniki bek kertiçidiours is very truthful | sizniki bek kertiçidiyours (pl.) is very truthful | alanıqı bek kertiçiditheirs is very truthful |
| superlative — most | meniki em kertiçidimine is the most truthful | seniki em kertiçidiyours is the most truthful | anıqı em kertiçidihis is the most truthful | bizniki em kertiçidiours is the most truthful | sizniki em kertiçidiyours (pl.) is the most truthful | alanıqı em kertiçiditheirs is the most truthful |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile kertiçidilemine are truthful | senikile kertiçidileyours are truthful | anıqıla kertiçidilehis are truthful | biznikile kertiçidileours are truthful | siznikile kertiçidileyours (pl.) are truthful | alanıqıla kertiçidiletheirs are truthful |
| comparative — more | menikile kertiçirekdilemine are more truthful | senikile kertiçirekdileyours are more truthful | anıqıla kertiçirekdilehis are more truthful | biznikile kertiçirekdileours are more truthful | siznikile kertiçirekdileyours (pl.) are more truthful | alanıqıla kertiçirekdiletheirs are more truthful |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek kertiçidilemine are very truthful | senikile bek kertiçidileyours are very truthful | anıqıla bek kertiçidilehis are very truthful | biznikile bek kertiçidileours are very truthful | siznikile bek kertiçidileyours (pl.) are very truthful | alanıqıla bek kertiçidiletheirs are very truthful |
| superlative — most | menikile em kertiçidilemine are the most truthful | senikile em kertiçidileyours are the most truthful | anıqıla em kertiçidilehis are the most truthful | biznikile em kertiçidileours are the most truthful | siznikile em kertiçidileyours (pl.) are the most truthful | alanıqıla em kertiçidiletheirs are the most truthful |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu kertiçidi, bıla kertiçidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".