madarçı
/madartʃɯ/
resourceful, enterprising, quick-witted, shrewd
- madarçı adam — a resourceful person
- ol bek madarçı jaşdı — he is a very resourceful young man
- sen madarçı bolurğa kerekse — you must be resourceful
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | madarçımaI am resourceful | madarçısayou are resourceful | madarçıdıhe is resourceful | madarçıbızwe are resourceful | madarçısızyou all are resourceful | madarçıdılathey are resourceful |
| comparative — more | madarçıraqmaI am more resourceful | madarçıraqsayou are more resourceful | madarçıraqdıhe is more resourceful | madarçıraqbızwe are more resourceful | madarçıraqsızyou all are more resourceful | madarçıraqdılathey are more resourceful |
| intensifier — very | bek madarçımaI am very resourceful | bek madarçısayou are very resourceful | bek madarçıdıhe is very resourceful | bek madarçıbızwe are very resourceful | bek madarçısızyou all are very resourceful | bek madarçıdılathey are very resourceful |
| superlative — most | em madarçımaI am the most resourceful | em madarçısayou are the most resourceful | em madarçıdıhe is the most resourceful | em madarçıbızwe are the most resourceful | em madarçısızyou all are the most resourceful | em madarçıdılathey are the most resourceful |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden madarçıdı — "compared to me, he is resourceful."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki madarçıdımine is resourceful | seniki madarçıdıyours is resourceful | anıqı madarçıdıhis is resourceful | bizniki madarçıdıours is resourceful | sizniki madarçıdıyours (pl.) is resourceful | alanıqı madarçıdıtheirs is resourceful |
| comparative — more | meniki madarçıraqdımine is more resourceful | seniki madarçıraqdıyours is more resourceful | anıqı madarçıraqdıhis is more resourceful | bizniki madarçıraqdıours is more resourceful | sizniki madarçıraqdıyours (pl.) is more resourceful | alanıqı madarçıraqdıtheirs is more resourceful |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek madarçıdımine is very resourceful | seniki bek madarçıdıyours is very resourceful | anıqı bek madarçıdıhis is very resourceful | bizniki bek madarçıdıours is very resourceful | sizniki bek madarçıdıyours (pl.) is very resourceful | alanıqı bek madarçıdıtheirs is very resourceful |
| superlative — most | meniki em madarçıdımine is the most resourceful | seniki em madarçıdıyours is the most resourceful | anıqı em madarçıdıhis is the most resourceful | bizniki em madarçıdıours is the most resourceful | sizniki em madarçıdıyours (pl.) is the most resourceful | alanıqı em madarçıdıtheirs is the most resourceful |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile madarçıdılamine are resourceful | senikile madarçıdılayours are resourceful | anıqıla madarçıdılahis are resourceful | biznikile madarçıdılaours are resourceful | siznikile madarçıdılayours (pl.) are resourceful | alanıqıla madarçıdılatheirs are resourceful |
| comparative — more | menikile madarçıraqdılamine are more resourceful | senikile madarçıraqdılayours are more resourceful | anıqıla madarçıraqdılahis are more resourceful | biznikile madarçıraqdılaours are more resourceful | siznikile madarçıraqdılayours (pl.) are more resourceful | alanıqıla madarçıraqdılatheirs are more resourceful |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek madarçıdılamine are very resourceful | senikile bek madarçıdılayours are very resourceful | anıqıla bek madarçıdılahis are very resourceful | biznikile bek madarçıdılaours are very resourceful | siznikile bek madarçıdılayours (pl.) are very resourceful | alanıqıla bek madarçıdılatheirs are very resourceful |
| superlative — most | menikile em madarçıdılamine are the most resourceful | senikile em madarçıdılayours are the most resourceful | anıqıla em madarçıdılahis are the most resourceful | biznikile em madarçıdılaours are the most resourceful | siznikile em madarçıdılayours (pl.) are the most resourceful | alanıqıla em madarçıdılatheirs are the most resourceful |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu madarçıdı, bıla madarçıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".