oŋmağan
/oŋmaʁan/
unlucky, unfortunate, ill-fated, luckless — Often used on its own as a noun for an unlucky person.
- oŋmağan adam — an unlucky person
- oŋmağan üydegi — an ill-fated family
- oŋmağandan hapar sorma — don't ask an unlucky person about his affairs
- bir oŋmağan zat boldu — what a misfortune it was
- oŋmağanlağa nöger bolduŋ sen da — you too have become one of the unlucky
- ay oŋmağan — oh, you luckless one
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | oŋmağanmaI am unlucky | oŋmağansayou are unlucky | oŋmağandıhe is unlucky | oŋmağanbızwe are unlucky | oŋmağansızyou all are unlucky | oŋmağandılathey are unlucky |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden oŋmağandı — "compared to me, he is unlucky."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki oŋmağandımine is unlucky | seniki oŋmağandıyours is unlucky | anıqı oŋmağandıhis is unlucky | bizniki oŋmağandıours is unlucky | sizniki oŋmağandıyours (pl.) is unlucky | alanıqı oŋmağandıtheirs is unlucky |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile oŋmağandılamine are unlucky | senikile oŋmağandılayours are unlucky | anıqıla oŋmağandılahis are unlucky | biznikile oŋmağandılaours are unlucky | siznikile oŋmağandılayours (pl.) are unlucky | alanıqıla oŋmağandılatheirs are unlucky |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu oŋmağandı, bıla oŋmağandıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".