onowlu
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1. sensible, judicious
- onowlu adam — a sensible person
- sen onowlu adamsa — you are a sensible person
- atam onowlu edi — my father was sensible
2. well-considered, done after deliberation
- onowlu iş — a well-considered undertaking
- bu onowlu işdi — this is a well-considered undertaking
- biz onowlu iş etdik — we carried out a well-considered undertaking
- onowlu iş oyulmaz — a well-considered undertaking does not fall apart
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | onowlumaI am sensible | onowlusayou are sensible | onowluduhe is sensible | onowlubuzwe are sensible | onowlusuzyou all are sensible | onowludulathey are sensible |
| comparative — more | onowluraqmaI am more sensible | onowluraqsayou are more sensible | onowluraqdıhe is more sensible | onowluraqbızwe are more sensible | onowluraqsızyou all are more sensible | onowluraqdılathey are more sensible |
| intensifier — very | bek onowlumaI am very sensible | bek onowlusayou are very sensible | bek onowluduhe is very sensible | bek onowlubuzwe are very sensible | bek onowlusuzyou all are very sensible | bek onowludulathey are very sensible |
| superlative — most | em onowlumaI am the most sensible | em onowlusayou are the most sensible | em onowluduhe is the most sensible | em onowlubuzwe are the most sensible | em onowlusuzyou all are the most sensible | em onowludulathey are the most sensible |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden onowludu — "compared to me, he is sensible."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki onowludumine is sensible | seniki onowluduyours is sensible | anıqı onowluduhis is sensible | bizniki onowluduours is sensible | sizniki onowluduyours (pl.) is sensible | alanıqı onowludutheirs is sensible |
| comparative — more | meniki onowluraqdımine is more sensible | seniki onowluraqdıyours is more sensible | anıqı onowluraqdıhis is more sensible | bizniki onowluraqdıours is more sensible | sizniki onowluraqdıyours (pl.) is more sensible | alanıqı onowluraqdıtheirs is more sensible |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek onowludumine is very sensible | seniki bek onowluduyours is very sensible | anıqı bek onowluduhis is very sensible | bizniki bek onowluduours is very sensible | sizniki bek onowluduyours (pl.) is very sensible | alanıqı bek onowludutheirs is very sensible |
| superlative — most | meniki em onowludumine is the most sensible | seniki em onowluduyours is the most sensible | anıqı em onowluduhis is the most sensible | bizniki em onowluduours is the most sensible | sizniki em onowluduyours (pl.) is the most sensible | alanıqı em onowludutheirs is the most sensible |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile onowludulamine are sensible | senikile onowludulayours are sensible | anıqıla onowludulahis are sensible | biznikile onowludulaours are sensible | siznikile onowludulayours (pl.) are sensible | alanıqıla onowludulatheirs are sensible |
| comparative — more | menikile onowluraqdılamine are more sensible | senikile onowluraqdılayours are more sensible | anıqıla onowluraqdılahis are more sensible | biznikile onowluraqdılaours are more sensible | siznikile onowluraqdılayours (pl.) are more sensible | alanıqıla onowluraqdılatheirs are more sensible |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek onowludulamine are very sensible | senikile bek onowludulayours are very sensible | anıqıla bek onowludulahis are very sensible | biznikile bek onowludulaours are very sensible | siznikile bek onowludulayours (pl.) are very sensible | alanıqıla bek onowludulatheirs are very sensible |
| superlative — most | menikile em onowludulamine are the most sensible | senikile em onowludulayours are the most sensible | anıqıla em onowludulahis are the most sensible | biznikile em onowludulaours are the most sensible | siznikile em onowludulayours (pl.) are the most sensible | alanıqıla em onowludulatheirs are the most sensible |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu onowludu, bıla onowludula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".