nikellenŋen
/nikellenŋen/
nickel-plated
- nikellenŋen qaşıqla — nickel-plated spoons
- bu nikellenŋen bıçaqdı — this is a nickel-plated knife
- anı bıçağı nikellenŋendi — his knife is nickel-plated
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | nikellenŋenmeI am nickel-plated | nikellenŋenseyou are nickel-plated | nikellenŋendihe is nickel-plated | nikellenŋenbizwe are nickel-plated | nikellenŋensizyou all are nickel-plated | nikellenŋendilethey are nickel-plated |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden nikellenŋendi — "compared to me, he is nickel-plated."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki nikellenŋendimine is nickel-plated | seniki nikellenŋendiyours is nickel-plated | anıqı nikellenŋendihis is nickel-plated | bizniki nikellenŋendiours is nickel-plated | sizniki nikellenŋendiyours (pl.) is nickel-plated | alanıqı nikellenŋenditheirs is nickel-plated |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile nikellenŋendilemine are nickel-plated | senikile nikellenŋendileyours are nickel-plated | anıqıla nikellenŋendilehis are nickel-plated | biznikile nikellenŋendileours are nickel-plated | siznikile nikellenŋendileyours (pl.) are nickel-plated | alanıqıla nikellenŋendiletheirs are nickel-plated |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu nikellenŋendi, bıla nikellenŋendile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".