majal
/madʒal/
1. better, best, superior, capable — With bolurğa it means get better or improve, and with eterge make better.
- majal kiyim — better clothes
- bu majaldı — this one is better
- kün majal boldu — the weather got better
- awruğan majal boldu — the sick person got better
- jaş tölünü majalı — the pick of the young generation
- toqlulada majalı — the best among the yearling lambs
- işde majal bolğan mahtaladı — one who is better at work is praised
- majal mülk elge bereket berir — a better farm will bring abundance to the village
2. good, fine
- majal kiyimiŋi kiy — put on your good clothes
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | majalmaI am better | majalsayou are better | majaldıhe is better | majalbızwe are better | majalsızyou all are better | majaldılathey are better |
| comparative — more | majalıraqmaI am betterer | majalıraqsayou are betterer | majalıraqdıhe is betterer | majalıraqbızwe are betterer | majalıraqsızyou all are betterer | majalıraqdılathey are betterer |
| intensifier — very | bek majalmaI am very better | bek majalsayou are very better | bek majaldıhe is very better | bek majalbızwe are very better | bek majalsızyou all are very better | bek majaldılathey are very better |
| superlative — most | em majalmaI am the betterest | em majalsayou are the betterest | em majaldıhe is the betterest | em majalbızwe are the betterest | em majalsızyou all are the betterest | em majaldılathey are the betterest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden majaldı — "compared to me, he is better."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki majaldımine is better | seniki majaldıyours is better | anıqı majaldıhis is better | bizniki majaldıours is better | sizniki majaldıyours (pl.) is better | alanıqı majaldıtheirs is better |
| comparative — more | meniki majalıraqdımine is betterer | seniki majalıraqdıyours is betterer | anıqı majalıraqdıhis is betterer | bizniki majalıraqdıours is betterer | sizniki majalıraqdıyours (pl.) is betterer | alanıqı majalıraqdıtheirs is betterer |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek majaldımine is very better | seniki bek majaldıyours is very better | anıqı bek majaldıhis is very better | bizniki bek majaldıours is very better | sizniki bek majaldıyours (pl.) is very better | alanıqı bek majaldıtheirs is very better |
| superlative — most | meniki em majaldımine is the betterest | seniki em majaldıyours is the betterest | anıqı em majaldıhis is the betterest | bizniki em majaldıours is the betterest | sizniki em majaldıyours (pl.) is the betterest | alanıqı em majaldıtheirs is the betterest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile majaldılamine are better | senikile majaldılayours are better | anıqıla majaldılahis are better | biznikile majaldılaours are better | siznikile majaldılayours (pl.) are better | alanıqıla majaldılatheirs are better |
| comparative — more | menikile majalıraqdılamine are betterer | senikile majalıraqdılayours are betterer | anıqıla majalıraqdılahis are betterer | biznikile majalıraqdılaours are betterer | siznikile majalıraqdılayours (pl.) are betterer | alanıqıla majalıraqdılatheirs are betterer |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek majaldılamine are very better | senikile bek majaldılayours are very better | anıqıla bek majaldılahis are very better | biznikile bek majaldılaours are very better | siznikile bek majaldılayours (pl.) are very better | alanıqıla bek majaldılatheirs are very better |
| superlative — most | menikile em majaldılamine are the betterest | senikile em majaldılayours are the betterest | anıqıla em majaldılahis are the betterest | biznikile em majaldılaours are the betterest | siznikile em majaldılayours (pl.) are the betterest | alanıqıla em majaldılatheirs are the betterest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu majaldı, bıla majaldıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".