matuh
/matux/
1. lazy, sluggish, slow in acting, slack
- matuh adam — a lazy person
- ol matuh jaşdı — he is a lazy young man
- ol matuhdan öledi — he is terribly lazy
- jürüknü matuh ozmaz — the lazy will not outrun the quick
- matuhdan janıŋ çığadı — you are dying of laziness
- andan matuhnu tabarıqma men? — will I find anyone lazier than her?
2. dull-witted, stupid
- matuh jaş dersni aŋılamaydı — the dull-witted boy does not understand the lesson
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | matuhmaI am lazy | matuhsayou are lazy | matuhduhe is lazy | matuhbuzwe are lazy | matuhsuzyou all are lazy | matuhdulathey are lazy |
| comparative — more | matuhuraqmaI am lazier | matuhuraqsayou are lazier | matuhuraqdıhe is lazier | matuhuraqbızwe are lazier | matuhuraqsızyou all are lazier | matuhuraqdılathey are lazier |
| intensifier — very | bek matuhmaI am very lazy | bek matuhsayou are very lazy | bek matuhduhe is very lazy | bek matuhbuzwe are very lazy | bek matuhsuzyou all are very lazy | bek matuhdulathey are very lazy |
| superlative — most | em matuhmaI am the laziest | em matuhsayou are the laziest | em matuhduhe is the laziest | em matuhbuzwe are the laziest | em matuhsuzyou all are the laziest | em matuhdulathey are the laziest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden matuhdu — "compared to me, he is lazy."