mahtançaq
/maxtantʃaq/ · plural mahtançaqla
1. boastful, bragging, self-praising
- mahtançaq adam — a boastful person
- mahtançaq jaş — a boastful young man
- mahtançaq, öhtem edi — he was boastful and proud
- mahtançaq tül edi — he was not boastful
2. conceited, immodest, haughty
- mardasız öhtemdi, mahtançaqdı — he is boundlessly haughty, conceited
- mahtançaq bolma — do not be conceited
- mahtançaq söz — a conceited remark
3. braggart, show-off, boaster
- ol mahtançaq tüldü — he is not a braggart
- degendi mahtançaq — said the braggart
- mahtançaq kesi ete bilmez — a braggart cannot do it himself
- mahtançaqnı bir jeri teşik — one part of a braggart is a hole
- mahtançaqnı bağası uçuzdu — a braggart's worth is cheap
As an adjective
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | mahtançaqmaI am boastful | mahtançaqsayou are boastful | mahtançaqdıhe is boastful | mahtançaqbızwe are boastful | mahtançaqsızyou all are boastful | mahtançaqdılathey are boastful |
| comparative — more | mahtançağıraqmaI am more boastful | mahtançağıraqsayou are more boastful | mahtançağıraqdıhe is more boastful | mahtançağıraqbızwe are more boastful | mahtançağıraqsızyou all are more boastful | mahtançağıraqdılathey are more boastful |
| intensifier — very | bek mahtançaqmaI am very boastful | bek mahtançaqsayou are very boastful | bek mahtançaqdıhe is very boastful | bek mahtançaqbızwe are very boastful | bek mahtançaqsızyou all are very boastful | bek mahtançaqdılathey are very boastful |
| superlative — most | em mahtançaqmaI am the most boastful | em mahtançaqsayou are the most boastful | em mahtançaqdıhe is the most boastful | em mahtançaqbızwe are the most boastful | em mahtançaqsızyou all are the most boastful | em mahtançaqdılathey are the most boastful |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden mahtançaqdı — "compared to me, he is boastful."
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mahtançaqthe braggart | mahtançağımmy braggart | mahtançağıŋyour braggart | mahtançağıhis braggart | mahtançağıbızour braggart | mahtançağığızyou all's braggart | mahtançaqlarıtheir braggarts |
| Genitive | mahtançaqnıthe braggart's | mahtançağımımy braggart's | mahtançağıŋıyour braggart's | mahtançağınıhis braggart's | mahtançağıbıznıour braggart's | mahtançağığıznıyou all's braggart's | mahtançaqlarınıtheir braggarts' |
| Accusative | mahtançaqnıthe braggart (as the object) | mahtançağımımy braggart (as the object) | mahtançağıŋıyour braggart (as the object) | mahtançağınhis braggart (as the object) | mahtançağıbıznıour braggart (as the object) | mahtançağığıznıyou all's braggart (as the object) | mahtançaqlarıntheir braggarts (as the object) |
| Dative | mahtançaqğato the braggart | mahtançağımato my braggart | mahtançağıŋato your braggart | mahtançağınato his braggart | mahtançağıbızğato our braggart | mahtançağığızğato you all's braggart | mahtançaqlarınato their braggarts |
| Locative | mahtançaqdain / at the braggart | mahtançağımdain / at my braggart | mahtançağıŋdain / at your braggart | mahtançağındain / at his braggart | mahtançağıbızdain / at our braggart | mahtançağığızdain / at you all's braggart | mahtançaqlarındain / at their braggarts |
| Ablative | mahtançaqdanfrom the braggart | mahtançağımdanfrom my braggart | mahtançağıŋdanfrom your braggart | mahtançağındanfrom his braggart | mahtançağıbızdanfrom our braggart | mahtançağığızdanfrom you all's braggart | mahtançaqlarındanfrom their braggarts |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mahtançaqlathe braggarts | mahtançaqlarımmy braggarts | mahtançaqlarıŋyour braggarts | mahtançaqlarıhis braggarts | mahtançaqlarıbızour braggarts | mahtançaqlarığızyou all's braggarts | mahtançaqlarıtheir braggarts |
| Genitive | mahtançaqlanıthe braggarts' | mahtançaqlarımımy braggarts' | mahtançaqlarıŋıyour braggarts' | mahtançaqlarınıhis braggarts' | mahtançaqlarıbıznıour braggarts' | mahtançaqlarığıznıyou all's braggarts' | mahtançaqlarınıtheir braggarts' |
| Accusative | mahtançaqlanıthe braggarts (as the object) | mahtançaqlarımımy braggarts (as the object) | mahtançaqlarıŋıyour braggarts (as the object) | mahtançaqlarınhis braggarts (as the object) | mahtançaqlarıbıznıour braggarts (as the object) | mahtançaqlarığıznıyou all's braggarts (as the object) | mahtançaqlarıntheir braggarts (as the object) |
| Dative | mahtançaqlağato the braggarts | mahtançaqlarımato my braggarts | mahtançaqlarıŋato your braggarts | mahtançaqlarınato his braggarts | mahtançaqlarıbızğato our braggarts | mahtançaqlarığızğato you all's braggarts | mahtançaqlarınato their braggarts |
| Locative | mahtançaqladain / at the braggarts | mahtançaqlarımdain / at my braggarts | mahtançaqlarıŋdain / at your braggarts | mahtançaqlarındain / at his braggarts | mahtançaqlarıbızdain / at our braggarts | mahtançaqlarığızdain / at you all's braggarts | mahtançaqlarındain / at their braggarts |
| Ablative | mahtançaqladanfrom the braggarts | mahtançaqlarımdanfrom my braggarts | mahtançaqlarıŋdanfrom your braggarts | mahtançaqlarındanfrom his braggarts | mahtançaqlarıbızdanfrom our braggarts | mahtançaqlarığızdanfrom you all's braggarts | mahtançaqlarındanfrom their braggarts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mahtançaqları can mean "his / her braggarts", "their braggart", or "their braggarts" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mahtançaqnıqıthe braggart's one | mahtançaqnıqılathe braggart's ones | mahtançaqlanıqıthe braggarts' one | mahtançaqlanıqılathe braggarts' ones |
| Genitive | mahtançaqnıqınıof the braggart's one | mahtançaqnıqılanıof the braggart's ones | mahtançaqlanıqınıof the braggarts' one | mahtançaqlanıqılanıof the braggarts' ones |
| Accusative | mahtançaqnıqınthe braggart's one (as the object) | mahtançaqnıqılanıthe braggart's ones (as the object) | mahtançaqlanıqınthe braggarts' one (as the object) | mahtançaqlanıqılanıthe braggarts' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | mahtançaqnıqınato the braggart's one | mahtançaqnıqılağato the braggart's ones | mahtançaqlanıqınato the braggarts' one | mahtançaqlanıqılağato the braggarts' ones |
| Locative | mahtançaqnıqındain / at the braggart's one | mahtançaqnıqıladain / at the braggart's ones | mahtançaqlanıqındain / at the braggarts' one | mahtançaqlanıqıladain / at the braggarts' ones |
| Ablative | mahtançaqnıqındanfrom the braggart's one | mahtançaqnıqıladanfrom the braggart's ones | mahtançaqlanıqındanfrom the braggarts' one | mahtançaqlanıqıladanfrom the braggarts' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.