otstavkadağı
/otstavkadaʁɯ/
retired from military or government service
- otstavkadağı adam keldi — the retired man came
- otstavkadağı atam üydedi — my retired father is at home
- otstavkadağı appam bla — with my retired grandfather
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | otstavkadağımaI am retired | otstavkadağısayou are retired | otstavkadağıdıhe is retired | otstavkadağıbızwe are retired | otstavkadağısızyou all are retired | otstavkadağıdılathey are retired |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden otstavkadağıdı — "compared to me, he is retired."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki otstavkadağıdımine is retired | seniki otstavkadağıdıyours is retired | anıqı otstavkadağıdıhis is retired | bizniki otstavkadağıdıours is retired | sizniki otstavkadağıdıyours (pl.) is retired | alanıqı otstavkadağıdıtheirs is retired |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile otstavkadağıdılamine are retired | senikile otstavkadağıdılayours are retired | anıqıla otstavkadağıdılahis are retired | biznikile otstavkadağıdılaours are retired | siznikile otstavkadağıdılayours (pl.) are retired | alanıqıla otstavkadağıdılatheirs are retired |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu otstavkadağıdı, bıla otstavkadağıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".