osal
/osal/
1. bad, poor, worthless — Used of people, things and situations: osal adam 'a bad person', iş osaldı 'things are bad'.
- osal adam — a bad person
- iş osaldı — things are bad
- iş osalğa ketdi — things went bad
- osaldan osalğa barırğa — to go from bad to worse
- anı üsü osaldı — his clothes are poor
- osal at jolda qaldırır — a weak horse leaves you stranded on the road
- osal sözden saqlan, tüzün ayt — beware of bad words, speak the truth
- osal altın — low-grade gold
2. of poor quality, substandard, low-grade, shoddy
- osal altın — low-grade gold
- osal qumaç — shoddy fabric
- uçuznu ağaçı osal bolur — a cheap thing's quality is poor
- osal işge büsürew berilmez — shoddy work is not given approval
3. sickly, frail, in poor health
- sawluğuŋ osaldı — your health is poor
- tamadanı sawluğu osal boldu — the elder's health became poor
- anabız bek osalğa ketgendi — our mother has grown very frail
- bek osaldı halım — my condition is very poor
4. shameful, indecent, improper
- osal iş — a shameful deed
- osal qılıq — indecent behavior
- ol bek osal işdi — that is a very shameful thing
5. badly, poorly — osal oqurğa 'study poorly', osal işlew 'working badly'.
- osal oqurğa — to study poorly
- jaşıŋ osal biledi çotnu — your son knows arithmetic poorly
- senden osal oquğanla — those who studied worse than you
- osal jırlaw — singing badly
6. improperly, indecently
- kesin osal jürütüw — behaving oneself improperly
- osal jürütedi kesin — he behaves himself improperly
- kesigizni osal jürütmegiz — don't behave yourselves improperly
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | osalmaI am bad | osalsayou are bad | osaldıhe is bad | osalbızwe are bad | osalsızyou all are bad | osaldılathey are bad |
| comparative — more | osalıraqmaI am worse | osalıraqsayou are worse | osalıraqdıhe is worse | osalıraqbızwe are worse | osalıraqsızyou all are worse | osalıraqdılathey are worse |
| intensifier — very | bek osalmaI am very bad | bek osalsayou are very bad | bek osaldıhe is very bad | bek osalbızwe are very bad | bek osalsızyou all are very bad | bek osaldılathey are very bad |
| superlative — most | em osalmaI am the worst | em osalsayou are the worst | em osaldıhe is the worst | em osalbızwe are the worst | em osalsızyou all are the worst | em osaldılathey are the worst |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden osaldı — "compared to me, he is bad."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki osaldımine is bad | seniki osaldıyours is bad | anıqı osaldıhis is bad | bizniki osaldıours is bad | sizniki osaldıyours (pl.) is bad | alanıqı osaldıtheirs is bad |
| comparative — more | meniki osalıraqdımine is worse | seniki osalıraqdıyours is worse | anıqı osalıraqdıhis is worse | bizniki osalıraqdıours is worse | sizniki osalıraqdıyours (pl.) is worse | alanıqı osalıraqdıtheirs is worse |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek osaldımine is very bad | seniki bek osaldıyours is very bad | anıqı bek osaldıhis is very bad | bizniki bek osaldıours is very bad | sizniki bek osaldıyours (pl.) is very bad | alanıqı bek osaldıtheirs is very bad |
| superlative — most | meniki em osaldımine is the worst | seniki em osaldıyours is the worst | anıqı em osaldıhis is the worst | bizniki em osaldıours is the worst | sizniki em osaldıyours (pl.) is the worst | alanıqı em osaldıtheirs is the worst |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile osaldılamine are bad | senikile osaldılayours are bad | anıqıla osaldılahis are bad | biznikile osaldılaours are bad | siznikile osaldılayours (pl.) are bad | alanıqıla osaldılatheirs are bad |
| comparative — more | menikile osalıraqdılamine are worse | senikile osalıraqdılayours are worse | anıqıla osalıraqdılahis are worse | biznikile osalıraqdılaours are worse | siznikile osalıraqdılayours (pl.) are worse | alanıqıla osalıraqdılatheirs are worse |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek osaldılamine are very bad | senikile bek osaldılayours are very bad | anıqıla bek osaldılahis are very bad | biznikile bek osaldılaours are very bad | siznikile bek osaldılayours (pl.) are very bad | alanıqıla bek osaldılatheirs are very bad |
| superlative — most | menikile em osaldılamine are the worst | senikile em osaldılayours are the worst | anıqıla em osaldılahis are the worst | biznikile em osaldılaours are the worst | siznikile em osaldılayours (pl.) are the worst | alanıqıla em osaldılatheirs are the worst |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu osaldı, bıla osaldıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".