mugur
/muɡur/
1. sad, dejected, downcast, joyless — Used with bolurğa it means become sad; mugur bolma means don't lose heart.
- mugur adam — a dejected man
- mugur bolurğa — to become sad
- mugur bolma — do not lose heart
- mugur ana — a sorrowing mother
- mugur köllü — downcast in spirit
- mugur eterge — to sadden
2. poor, wretched, pitiable
- mugur qart — a poor old man
- mugur jaşaw — a wretched life
- mugur üy — a poor house
- mugur sıfatçığı — his pitiable little figure
- bu mugurnu nek qıynadıŋ? — why did you torment this poor creature?
3. dispiriting, gloomy, dismal, cheerless
- mugur kün — a dismal day
- mugur küz artı — a gloomy late autumn
- mugur jer — a cheerless place
- mugur hapar — dispiriting news
4. sadly, dejectedly
- mugur olturadı — he sits dejectedly
- mugur jaşa — live sadly
- mugur kelese — you come downcast
- mugur süel — stand dejectedly
- mugur tururça — so as to be left downcast
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | mugurmaI am sad | mugursayou are sad | mugurduhe is sad | mugurbuzwe are sad | mugursuzyou all are sad | mugurdulathey are sad |
| comparative — more | mugururaqmaI am sadder | mugururaqsayou are sadder | mugururaqdıhe is sadder | mugururaqbızwe are sadder | mugururaqsızyou all are sadder | mugururaqdılathey are sadder |
| intensifier — very | bek mugurmaI am very sad | bek mugursayou are very sad | bek mugurduhe is very sad | bek mugurbuzwe are very sad | bek mugursuzyou all are very sad | bek mugurdulathey are very sad |
| superlative — most | em mugurmaI am the saddest | em mugursayou are the saddest | em mugurduhe is the saddest | em mugurbuzwe are the saddest | em mugursuzyou all are the saddest | em mugurdulathey are the saddest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden mugurdu — "compared to me, he is sad."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki mugurdumine is sad | seniki mugurduyours is sad | anıqı mugurduhis is sad | bizniki mugurduours is sad | sizniki mugurduyours (pl.) is sad | alanıqı mugurdutheirs is sad |
| comparative — more | meniki mugururaqdımine is sadder | seniki mugururaqdıyours is sadder | anıqı mugururaqdıhis is sadder | bizniki mugururaqdıours is sadder | sizniki mugururaqdıyours (pl.) is sadder | alanıqı mugururaqdıtheirs is sadder |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek mugurdumine is very sad | seniki bek mugurduyours is very sad | anıqı bek mugurduhis is very sad | bizniki bek mugurduours is very sad | sizniki bek mugurduyours (pl.) is very sad | alanıqı bek mugurdutheirs is very sad |
| superlative — most | meniki em mugurdumine is the saddest | seniki em mugurduyours is the saddest | anıqı em mugurduhis is the saddest | bizniki em mugurduours is the saddest | sizniki em mugurduyours (pl.) is the saddest | alanıqı em mugurdutheirs is the saddest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile mugurdulamine are sad | senikile mugurdulayours are sad | anıqıla mugurdulahis are sad | biznikile mugurdulaours are sad | siznikile mugurdulayours (pl.) are sad | alanıqıla mugurdulatheirs are sad |
| comparative — more | menikile mugururaqdılamine are sadder | senikile mugururaqdılayours are sadder | anıqıla mugururaqdılahis are sadder | biznikile mugururaqdılaours are sadder | siznikile mugururaqdılayours (pl.) are sadder | alanıqıla mugururaqdılatheirs are sadder |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek mugurdulamine are very sad | senikile bek mugurdulayours are very sad | anıqıla bek mugurdulahis are very sad | biznikile bek mugurdulaours are very sad | siznikile bek mugurdulayours (pl.) are very sad | alanıqıla bek mugurdulatheirs are very sad |
| superlative — most | menikile em mugurdulamine are the saddest | senikile em mugurdulayours are the saddest | anıqıla em mugurdulahis are the saddest | biznikile em mugurdulaours are the saddest | siznikile em mugurdulayours (pl.) are the saddest | alanıqıla em mugurdulatheirs are the saddest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu mugurdu, bıla mugurdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".