portugal
/portuɡal/
Portuguese — Of Portugal, its people, their language and culture: portugal til "the Portuguese language".
- portugal til — the Portuguese language
- portugal tişirıw — a Portuguese woman
- portugal literatura — Portuguese literature
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | portugalmaI am Portuguese | portugalsayou are Portuguese | portugaldıhe is Portuguese | portugalbızwe are Portuguese | portugalsızyou all are Portuguese | portugaldılathey are Portuguese |
| comparative — more | portugalıraqmaI am more Portuguese | portugalıraqsayou are more Portuguese | portugalıraqdıhe is more Portuguese | portugalıraqbızwe are more Portuguese | portugalıraqsızyou all are more Portuguese | portugalıraqdılathey are more Portuguese |
| intensifier — very | bek portugalmaI am very Portuguese | bek portugalsayou are very Portuguese | bek portugaldıhe is very Portuguese | bek portugalbızwe are very Portuguese | bek portugalsızyou all are very Portuguese | bek portugaldılathey are very Portuguese |
| superlative — most | em portugalmaI am the most Portuguese | em portugalsayou are the most Portuguese | em portugaldıhe is the most Portuguese | em portugalbızwe are the most Portuguese | em portugalsızyou all are the most Portuguese | em portugaldılathey are the most Portuguese |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden portugaldı — "compared to me, he is Portuguese."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki portugaldımine is Portuguese | seniki portugaldıyours is Portuguese | anıqı portugaldıhis is Portuguese | bizniki portugaldıours is Portuguese | sizniki portugaldıyours (pl.) is Portuguese | alanıqı portugaldıtheirs is Portuguese |
| comparative — more | meniki portugalıraqdımine is more Portuguese | seniki portugalıraqdıyours is more Portuguese | anıqı portugalıraqdıhis is more Portuguese | bizniki portugalıraqdıours is more Portuguese | sizniki portugalıraqdıyours (pl.) is more Portuguese | alanıqı portugalıraqdıtheirs is more Portuguese |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek portugaldımine is very Portuguese | seniki bek portugaldıyours is very Portuguese | anıqı bek portugaldıhis is very Portuguese | bizniki bek portugaldıours is very Portuguese | sizniki bek portugaldıyours (pl.) is very Portuguese | alanıqı bek portugaldıtheirs is very Portuguese |
| superlative — most | meniki em portugaldımine is the most Portuguese | seniki em portugaldıyours is the most Portuguese | anıqı em portugaldıhis is the most Portuguese | bizniki em portugaldıours is the most Portuguese | sizniki em portugaldıyours (pl.) is the most Portuguese | alanıqı em portugaldıtheirs is the most Portuguese |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile portugaldılamine are Portuguese | senikile portugaldılayours are Portuguese | anıqıla portugaldılahis are Portuguese | biznikile portugaldılaours are Portuguese | siznikile portugaldılayours (pl.) are Portuguese | alanıqıla portugaldılatheirs are Portuguese |
| comparative — more | menikile portugalıraqdılamine are more Portuguese | senikile portugalıraqdılayours are more Portuguese | anıqıla portugalıraqdılahis are more Portuguese | biznikile portugalıraqdılaours are more Portuguese | siznikile portugalıraqdılayours (pl.) are more Portuguese | alanıqıla portugalıraqdılatheirs are more Portuguese |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek portugaldılamine are very Portuguese | senikile bek portugaldılayours are very Portuguese | anıqıla bek portugaldılahis are very Portuguese | biznikile bek portugaldılaours are very Portuguese | siznikile bek portugaldılayours (pl.) are very Portuguese | alanıqıla bek portugaldılatheirs are very Portuguese |
| superlative — most | menikile em portugaldılamine are the most Portuguese | senikile em portugaldılayours are the most Portuguese | anıqıla em portugaldılahis are the most Portuguese | biznikile em portugaldılaours are the most Portuguese | siznikile em portugaldılayours (pl.) are the most Portuguese | alanıqıla em portugaldılatheirs are the most Portuguese |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu portugaldı, bıla portugaldıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".