ortadağı
/ortadaʁɯ/
1. middle, central, situated in the middle; intermediate
- ortadağı üy — the house in the middle
- ortadağı tereze açıqdı — the middle window is open
- men ortadağı üyde jaşayma — I live in the middle house
- ol ortadağı şindikde olturadı — he sits on the middle chair
- ortadağı terekni butağı — the branch of the tree in the middle
2. common, communal, belonging to everyone; joint
- ortadağı mülk — common property
- ortadağı iş — a matter that concerns everyone
- ortadağı jerde işleybiz — we work on the common land
- ortadağı mülknü saqlarğa kerekdi — the common property must be protected
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki ortadağıdımine is middle | seniki ortadağıdıyours is middle | anıqı ortadağıdıhis is middle | bizniki ortadağıdıours is middle | sizniki ortadağıdıyours (pl.) is middle | alanıqı ortadağıdıtheirs is middle |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile ortadağıdılamine are middle | senikile ortadağıdılayours are middle | anıqıla ortadağıdılahis are middle | biznikile ortadağıdılaours are middle | siznikile ortadağıdılayours (pl.) are middle | alanıqıla ortadağıdılatheirs are middle |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu ortadağıdı, bıla ortadağıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".