oŋsuz
/oŋsuz/
1. weak, feeble, helpless, powerless, incapable
- andan bu oŋsuzdu — this one is weaker than that one
- oŋsuz adam — a weak person
- oŋsuz adamğa qol uzatıb boluş — extend a hand to help a feeble person
- awruw anı oŋsuz etgendi — the illness has worn him out
- oŋsuzğa jaq joq — the weak have no protector
- qarıwsuzğa külme, oŋsuzğa tiyme — don't laugh at the feeble, don't touch the weak
2. poor, needy, destitute
- oŋsuz üyürle — needy families
- oŋsuz üyürlege boluşabız — we help needy families
- oŋsuz adamğa boluşurğa kerekdi — one must help a needy person
- oŋsuznu çarhı aqırın töŋereydi — a poor man's wheel turns slowly
- oŋsuzğa boluşhanŋa Allah da boluşadı — God, too, helps the one who helps the poor
3. unfortunate, unlucky, hapless; pitiful, wretched — Used of people and their lot, as in oŋsuz jan 'a wretched creature' and oŋsuz adam 'an unfortunate person'.
- oŋsuz jan — a wretched creature
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | oŋsuzmaI am weak | oŋsuzsayou are weak | oŋsuzduhe is weak | oŋsuzbuzwe are weak | oŋsuzsuzyou all are weak | oŋsuzdulathey are weak |
| comparative — more | oŋsuzuraqmaI am weaker | oŋsuzuraqsayou are weaker | oŋsuzuraqdıhe is weaker | oŋsuzuraqbızwe are weaker | oŋsuzuraqsızyou all are weaker | oŋsuzuraqdılathey are weaker |
| intensifier — very | bek oŋsuzmaI am very weak | bek oŋsuzsayou are very weak | bek oŋsuzduhe is very weak | bek oŋsuzbuzwe are very weak | bek oŋsuzsuzyou all are very weak | bek oŋsuzdulathey are very weak |
| superlative — most | em oŋsuzmaI am the weakest | em oŋsuzsayou are the weakest | em oŋsuzduhe is the weakest | em oŋsuzbuzwe are the weakest | em oŋsuzsuzyou all are the weakest | em oŋsuzdulathey are the weakest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden oŋsuzdu — "compared to me, he is weak."