pers
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Persian — of Persia, its people and their language
- pers til — the Persian language
- pers tişirıw — a Persian woman
- pers tilni üyreneme — I am learning the Persian language
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | persmeI am Persian | persseyou are Persian | persdihe is Persian | persbizwe are Persian | perssizyou all are Persian | persdilethey are Persian |
| comparative — more | persirekmeI am more Persian | persirekseyou are more Persian | persirekdihe is more Persian | persirekbizwe are more Persian | persireksizyou all are more Persian | persirekdilethey are more Persian |
| intensifier — very | bek persmeI am very Persian | bek persseyou are very Persian | bek persdihe is very Persian | bek persbizwe are very Persian | bek perssizyou all are very Persian | bek persdilethey are very Persian |
| superlative — most | em persmeI am the most Persian | em persseyou are the most Persian | em persdihe is the most Persian | em persbizwe are the most Persian | em perssizyou all are the most Persian | em persdilethey are the most Persian |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden persdi — "compared to me, he is Persian."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki persdimine is Persian | seniki persdiyours is Persian | anıqı persdihis is Persian | bizniki persdiours is Persian | sizniki persdiyours (pl.) is Persian | alanıqı persditheirs is Persian |
| comparative — more | meniki persirekdimine is more Persian | seniki persirekdiyours is more Persian | anıqı persirekdihis is more Persian | bizniki persirekdiours is more Persian | sizniki persirekdiyours (pl.) is more Persian | alanıqı persirekditheirs is more Persian |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek persdimine is very Persian | seniki bek persdiyours is very Persian | anıqı bek persdihis is very Persian | bizniki bek persdiours is very Persian | sizniki bek persdiyours (pl.) is very Persian | alanıqı bek persditheirs is very Persian |
| superlative — most | meniki em persdimine is the most Persian | seniki em persdiyours is the most Persian | anıqı em persdihis is the most Persian | bizniki em persdiours is the most Persian | sizniki em persdiyours (pl.) is the most Persian | alanıqı em persditheirs is the most Persian |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile persdilemine are Persian | senikile persdileyours are Persian | anıqıla persdilehis are Persian | biznikile persdileours are Persian | siznikile persdileyours (pl.) are Persian | alanıqıla persdiletheirs are Persian |
| comparative — more | menikile persirekdilemine are more Persian | senikile persirekdileyours are more Persian | anıqıla persirekdilehis are more Persian | biznikile persirekdileours are more Persian | siznikile persirekdileyours (pl.) are more Persian | alanıqıla persirekdiletheirs are more Persian |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek persdilemine are very Persian | senikile bek persdileyours are very Persian | anıqıla bek persdilehis are very Persian | biznikile bek persdileours are very Persian | siznikile bek persdileyours (pl.) are very Persian | alanıqıla bek persdiletheirs are very Persian |
| superlative — most | menikile em persdilemine are the most Persian | senikile em persdileyours are the most Persian | anıqıla em persdilehis are the most Persian | biznikile em persdileours are the most Persian | siznikile em persdileyours (pl.) are the most Persian | alanıqıla em persdiletheirs are the most Persian |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu persdi, bıla persdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".