mençi
/mentʃi/
selfish, self-centered (one who keeps saying "I, myself") — It also means a selfish person: bizni jamağat mençileni süymeydi "our community does not like selfish people". A synonym is kesimçi.
- mençi adam — a selfish person
- Qarnaşım nögerini mençi bolğanın aŋılağandı — My brother realized that his friend was selfish
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | mençimeI am selfish | mençiseyou are selfish | mençidihe is selfish | mençibizwe are selfish | mençisizyou all are selfish | mençidilethey are selfish |
| comparative — more | mençirekmeI am more selfish | mençirekseyou are more selfish | mençirekdihe is more selfish | mençirekbizwe are more selfish | mençireksizyou all are more selfish | mençirekdilethey are more selfish |
| intensifier — very | bek mençimeI am very selfish | bek mençiseyou are very selfish | bek mençidihe is very selfish | bek mençibizwe are very selfish | bek mençisizyou all are very selfish | bek mençidilethey are very selfish |
| superlative — most | em mençimeI am the most selfish | em mençiseyou are the most selfish | em mençidihe is the most selfish | em mençibizwe are the most selfish | em mençisizyou all are the most selfish | em mençidilethey are the most selfish |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden mençidi — "compared to me, he is selfish."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki mençidimine is selfish | seniki mençidiyours is selfish | anıqı mençidihis is selfish | bizniki mençidiours is selfish | sizniki mençidiyours (pl.) is selfish | alanıqı mençiditheirs is selfish |
| comparative — more | meniki mençirekdimine is more selfish | seniki mençirekdiyours is more selfish | anıqı mençirekdihis is more selfish | bizniki mençirekdiours is more selfish | sizniki mençirekdiyours (pl.) is more selfish | alanıqı mençirekditheirs is more selfish |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek mençidimine is very selfish | seniki bek mençidiyours is very selfish | anıqı bek mençidihis is very selfish | bizniki bek mençidiours is very selfish | sizniki bek mençidiyours (pl.) is very selfish | alanıqı bek mençiditheirs is very selfish |
| superlative — most | meniki em mençidimine is the most selfish | seniki em mençidiyours is the most selfish | anıqı em mençidihis is the most selfish | bizniki em mençidiours is the most selfish | sizniki em mençidiyours (pl.) is the most selfish | alanıqı em mençiditheirs is the most selfish |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile mençidilemine are selfish | senikile mençidileyours are selfish | anıqıla mençidilehis are selfish | biznikile mençidileours are selfish | siznikile mençidileyours (pl.) are selfish | alanıqıla mençidiletheirs are selfish |
| comparative — more | menikile mençirekdilemine are more selfish | senikile mençirekdileyours are more selfish | anıqıla mençirekdilehis are more selfish | biznikile mençirekdileours are more selfish | siznikile mençirekdileyours (pl.) are more selfish | alanıqıla mençirekdiletheirs are more selfish |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek mençidilemine are very selfish | senikile bek mençidileyours are very selfish | anıqıla bek mençidilehis are very selfish | biznikile bek mençidileours are very selfish | siznikile bek mençidileyours (pl.) are very selfish | alanıqıla bek mençidiletheirs are very selfish |
| superlative — most | menikile em mençidilemine are the most selfish | senikile em mençidileyours are the most selfish | anıqıla em mençidilehis are the most selfish | biznikile em mençidileours are the most selfish | siznikile em mençidileyours (pl.) are the most selfish | alanıqıla em mençidiletheirs are the most selfish |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu mençidi, bıla mençidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".