nazik
/nazik/
1. delicate, thin, slender, fine, refined, exquisite, gentle, elegant, fragile — Used of physical thinness (a thin root, a slender waist, a slight person) and of a gentle, feminine manner or voice.
- nazik bel — a slim waist
- nazik qız — a slender girl
- nazik adam — a frail person
- nazik terekçik — a slender little tree
- nazik gokka — a delicate flower
- nazik awaz — a gentle voice
- nazik jürekli adam — a gentle-hearted person
- nazik boylu qız ariw köründü — the slender girl looked beautiful
2. high-pitched (of a note, voice or tone)
- nazik nota — a high note
- nazik maqam — a high-pitched tune
3. keenly, subtly (understanding or sensing something deeply)
- nazik sezerge kerekdi — must sense things keenly
- ol har zatnı nazik sezedi — he senses everything keenly
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | nazikmeI am delicate | nazikseyou are delicate | nazikdihe is delicate | nazikbizwe are delicate | naziksizyou all are delicate | nazikdilethey are delicate |
| comparative — more | nazigirekmeI am more delicate | nazigirekseyou are more delicate | nazigirekdihe is more delicate | nazigirekbizwe are more delicate | nazigireksizyou all are more delicate | nazigirekdilethey are more delicate |
| intensifier — very | bek nazikmeI am very delicate | bek nazikseyou are very delicate | bek nazikdihe is very delicate | bek nazikbizwe are very delicate | bek naziksizyou all are very delicate | bek nazikdilethey are very delicate |
| superlative — most | em nazikmeI am the most delicate | em nazikseyou are the most delicate | em nazikdihe is the most delicate | em nazikbizwe are the most delicate | em naziksizyou all are the most delicate | em nazikdilethey are the most delicate |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden nazikdi — "compared to me, he is delicate."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki nazikdimine is delicate | seniki nazikdiyours is delicate | anıqı nazikdihis is delicate | bizniki nazikdiours is delicate | sizniki nazikdiyours (pl.) is delicate | alanıqı nazikditheirs is delicate |
| comparative — more | meniki nazigirekdimine is more delicate | seniki nazigirekdiyours is more delicate | anıqı nazigirekdihis is more delicate | bizniki nazigirekdiours is more delicate | sizniki nazigirekdiyours (pl.) is more delicate | alanıqı nazigirekditheirs is more delicate |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek nazikdimine is very delicate | seniki bek nazikdiyours is very delicate | anıqı bek nazikdihis is very delicate | bizniki bek nazikdiours is very delicate | sizniki bek nazikdiyours (pl.) is very delicate | alanıqı bek nazikditheirs is very delicate |
| superlative — most | meniki em nazikdimine is the most delicate | seniki em nazikdiyours is the most delicate | anıqı em nazikdihis is the most delicate | bizniki em nazikdiours is the most delicate | sizniki em nazikdiyours (pl.) is the most delicate | alanıqı em nazikditheirs is the most delicate |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile nazikdilemine are delicate | senikile nazikdileyours are delicate | anıqıla nazikdilehis are delicate | biznikile nazikdileours are delicate | siznikile nazikdileyours (pl.) are delicate | alanıqıla nazikdiletheirs are delicate |
| comparative — more | menikile nazigirekdilemine are more delicate | senikile nazigirekdileyours are more delicate | anıqıla nazigirekdilehis are more delicate | biznikile nazigirekdileours are more delicate | siznikile nazigirekdileyours (pl.) are more delicate | alanıqıla nazigirekdiletheirs are more delicate |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek nazikdilemine are very delicate | senikile bek nazikdileyours are very delicate | anıqıla bek nazikdilehis are very delicate | biznikile bek nazikdileours are very delicate | siznikile bek nazikdileyours (pl.) are very delicate | alanıqıla bek nazikdiletheirs are very delicate |
| superlative — most | menikile em nazikdilemine are the most delicate | senikile em nazikdileyours are the most delicate | anıqıla em nazikdilehis are the most delicate | biznikile em nazikdileours are the most delicate | siznikile em nazikdileyours (pl.) are the most delicate | alanıqıla em nazikdiletheirs are the most delicate |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu nazikdi, bıla nazikdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".