lapça
/laptʃa/
flat — With a possessive ending it can name the flat side of a blade, as in baltanı lapçası "the flat of the axe".
- lapça taş — a flat stone
- bu taş lapçadı — this stone is flat
- suwdan lapça taşla aldım — I took flat stones from the river
- baltanı lapçası bla ururğa — to hit with the flat of the axe
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | lapçamaI am flat | lapçasayou are flat | lapçadıhe is flat | lapçabızwe are flat | lapçasızyou all are flat | lapçadılathey are flat |
| comparative — more | lapçaraqmaI am flatter | lapçaraqsayou are flatter | lapçaraqdıhe is flatter | lapçaraqbızwe are flatter | lapçaraqsızyou all are flatter | lapçaraqdılathey are flatter |
| intensifier — very | bek lapçamaI am very flat | bek lapçasayou are very flat | bek lapçadıhe is very flat | bek lapçabızwe are very flat | bek lapçasızyou all are very flat | bek lapçadılathey are very flat |
| superlative — most | em lapçamaI am the flattest | em lapçasayou are the flattest | em lapçadıhe is the flattest | em lapçabızwe are the flattest | em lapçasızyou all are the flattest | em lapçadılathey are the flattest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden lapçadı — "compared to me, he is flat."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki lapçadımine is flat | seniki lapçadıyours is flat | anıqı lapçadıhis is flat | bizniki lapçadıours is flat | sizniki lapçadıyours (pl.) is flat | alanıqı lapçadıtheirs is flat |
| comparative — more | meniki lapçaraqdımine is flatter | seniki lapçaraqdıyours is flatter | anıqı lapçaraqdıhis is flatter | bizniki lapçaraqdıours is flatter | sizniki lapçaraqdıyours (pl.) is flatter | alanıqı lapçaraqdıtheirs is flatter |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek lapçadımine is very flat | seniki bek lapçadıyours is very flat | anıqı bek lapçadıhis is very flat | bizniki bek lapçadıours is very flat | sizniki bek lapçadıyours (pl.) is very flat | alanıqı bek lapçadıtheirs is very flat |
| superlative — most | meniki em lapçadımine is the flattest | seniki em lapçadıyours is the flattest | anıqı em lapçadıhis is the flattest | bizniki em lapçadıours is the flattest | sizniki em lapçadıyours (pl.) is the flattest | alanıqı em lapçadıtheirs is the flattest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile lapçadılamine are flat | senikile lapçadılayours are flat | anıqıla lapçadılahis are flat | biznikile lapçadılaours are flat | siznikile lapçadılayours (pl.) are flat | alanıqıla lapçadılatheirs are flat |
| comparative — more | menikile lapçaraqdılamine are flatter | senikile lapçaraqdılayours are flatter | anıqıla lapçaraqdılahis are flatter | biznikile lapçaraqdılaours are flatter | siznikile lapçaraqdılayours (pl.) are flatter | alanıqıla lapçaraqdılatheirs are flatter |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek lapçadılamine are very flat | senikile bek lapçadılayours are very flat | anıqıla bek lapçadılahis are very flat | biznikile bek lapçadılaours are very flat | siznikile bek lapçadılayours (pl.) are very flat | alanıqıla bek lapçadılatheirs are very flat |
| superlative — most | menikile em lapçadılamine are the flattest | senikile em lapçadılayours are the flattest | anıqıla em lapçadılahis are the flattest | biznikile em lapçadılaours are the flattest | siznikile em lapçadılayours (pl.) are the flattest | alanıqıla em lapçadılatheirs are the flattest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu lapçadı, bıla lapçadıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".