madarlawçu
/madarlawtʃu/
resourceful, enterprising, quick-witted, inventive — Usually said of a person: madarlawçu adam "an inventive, resourceful person".
- madarlawçu adam — an inventive person
- ol bek madarlawçudu — he is very resourceful
- anam madarlawçu edi — my mother was resourceful
- madarlawçu jaş — a resourceful young man
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | madarlawçumaI am resourceful | madarlawçusayou are resourceful | madarlawçuduhe is resourceful | madarlawçubuzwe are resourceful | madarlawçusuzyou all are resourceful | madarlawçudulathey are resourceful |
| comparative — more | madarlawçuraqmaI am more resourceful | madarlawçuraqsayou are more resourceful | madarlawçuraqdıhe is more resourceful | madarlawçuraqbızwe are more resourceful | madarlawçuraqsızyou all are more resourceful | madarlawçuraqdılathey are more resourceful |
| intensifier — very | bek madarlawçumaI am very resourceful | bek madarlawçusayou are very resourceful | bek madarlawçuduhe is very resourceful | bek madarlawçubuzwe are very resourceful | bek madarlawçusuzyou all are very resourceful | bek madarlawçudulathey are very resourceful |
| superlative — most | em madarlawçumaI am the most resourceful | em madarlawçusayou are the most resourceful | em madarlawçuduhe is the most resourceful | em madarlawçubuzwe are the most resourceful | em madarlawçusuzyou all are the most resourceful | em madarlawçudulathey are the most resourceful |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden madarlawçudu — "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 madarlawçudumine is resourceful | seniki madarlawçuduyours is resourceful | anıqı madarlawçuduhis is resourceful | bizniki madarlawçuduours is resourceful | sizniki madarlawçuduyours (pl.) is resourceful | alanıqı madarlawçudutheirs is resourceful |
| comparative — more | meniki madarlawçuraqdımine is more resourceful | seniki madarlawçuraqdıyours is more resourceful | anıqı madarlawçuraqdıhis is more resourceful | bizniki madarlawçuraqdıours is more resourceful | sizniki madarlawçuraqdıyours (pl.) is more resourceful | alanıqı madarlawçuraqdıtheirs is more resourceful |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek madarlawçudumine is very resourceful | seniki bek madarlawçuduyours is very resourceful | anıqı bek madarlawçuduhis is very resourceful | bizniki bek madarlawçuduours is very resourceful | sizniki bek madarlawçuduyours (pl.) is very resourceful | alanıqı bek madarlawçudutheirs is very resourceful |
| superlative — most | meniki em madarlawçudumine is the most resourceful | seniki em madarlawçuduyours is the most resourceful | anıqı em madarlawçuduhis is the most resourceful | bizniki em madarlawçuduours is the most resourceful | sizniki em madarlawçuduyours (pl.) is the most resourceful | alanıqı em madarlawçudutheirs is the most resourceful |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile madarlawçudulamine are resourceful | senikile madarlawçudulayours are resourceful | anıqıla madarlawçudulahis are resourceful | biznikile madarlawçudulaours are resourceful | siznikile madarlawçudulayours (pl.) are resourceful | alanıqıla madarlawçudulatheirs are resourceful |
| comparative — more | menikile madarlawçuraqdılamine are more resourceful | senikile madarlawçuraqdılayours are more resourceful | anıqıla madarlawçuraqdılahis are more resourceful | biznikile madarlawçuraqdılaours are more resourceful | siznikile madarlawçuraqdılayours (pl.) are more resourceful | alanıqıla madarlawçuraqdılatheirs are more resourceful |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek madarlawçudulamine are very resourceful | senikile bek madarlawçudulayours are very resourceful | anıqıla bek madarlawçudulahis are very resourceful | biznikile bek madarlawçudulaours are very resourceful | siznikile bek madarlawçudulayours (pl.) are very resourceful | alanıqıla bek madarlawçudulatheirs are very resourceful |
| superlative — most | menikile em madarlawçudulamine are the most resourceful | senikile em madarlawçudulayours are the most resourceful | anıqıla em madarlawçudulahis are the most resourceful | biznikile em madarlawçudulaours are the most resourceful | siznikile em madarlawçudulayours (pl.) are the most resourceful | alanıqıla em madarlawçudulatheirs are the most resourceful |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu madarlawçudu, bıla madarlawçudula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".