qalqıwsuz
/qalqɯwsuz/
sleepless, without sleep — Common with keçe "night": qalqıwsuz keçe "a sleepless night".
- qalqıwsuz keçe ötdürdüm — I spent a sleepless night
- biz qalqıwsuz keçe ötdürdük — we spent a sleepless night
- qalqıwsuz keçele uzundula — sleepless nights are long
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qalqıwsuzmaI am sleepless | qalqıwsuzsayou are sleepless | qalqıwsuzduhe is sleepless | qalqıwsuzbuzwe are sleepless | qalqıwsuzsuzyou all are sleepless | qalqıwsuzdulathey are sleepless |
| comparative — more | qalqıwsuzuraqmaI am more sleepless | qalqıwsuzuraqsayou are more sleepless | qalqıwsuzuraqdıhe is more sleepless | qalqıwsuzuraqbızwe are more sleepless | qalqıwsuzuraqsızyou all are more sleepless | qalqıwsuzuraqdılathey are more sleepless |
| intensifier — very | bek qalqıwsuzmaI am very sleepless | bek qalqıwsuzsayou are very sleepless | bek qalqıwsuzduhe is very sleepless | bek qalqıwsuzbuzwe are very sleepless | bek qalqıwsuzsuzyou all are very sleepless | bek qalqıwsuzdulathey are very sleepless |
| superlative — most | em qalqıwsuzmaI am the most sleepless | em qalqıwsuzsayou are the most sleepless | em qalqıwsuzduhe is the most sleepless | em qalqıwsuzbuzwe are the most sleepless | em qalqıwsuzsuzyou all are the most sleepless | em qalqıwsuzdulathey are the most sleepless |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qalqıwsuzdu — "compared to me, he is sleepless."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qalqıwsuzdumine is sleepless | seniki qalqıwsuzduyours is sleepless | anıqı qalqıwsuzduhis is sleepless | bizniki qalqıwsuzduours is sleepless | sizniki qalqıwsuzduyours (pl.) is sleepless | alanıqı qalqıwsuzdutheirs is sleepless |
| comparative — more | meniki qalqıwsuzuraqdımine is more sleepless | seniki qalqıwsuzuraqdıyours is more sleepless | anıqı qalqıwsuzuraqdıhis is more sleepless | bizniki qalqıwsuzuraqdıours is more sleepless | sizniki qalqıwsuzuraqdıyours (pl.) is more sleepless | alanıqı qalqıwsuzuraqdıtheirs is more sleepless |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek qalqıwsuzdumine is very sleepless | seniki bek qalqıwsuzduyours is very sleepless | anıqı bek qalqıwsuzduhis is very sleepless | bizniki bek qalqıwsuzduours is very sleepless | sizniki bek qalqıwsuzduyours (pl.) is very sleepless | alanıqı bek qalqıwsuzdutheirs is very sleepless |
| superlative — most | meniki em qalqıwsuzdumine is the most sleepless | seniki em qalqıwsuzduyours is the most sleepless | anıqı em qalqıwsuzduhis is the most sleepless | bizniki em qalqıwsuzduours is the most sleepless | sizniki em qalqıwsuzduyours (pl.) is the most sleepless | alanıqı em qalqıwsuzdutheirs is the most sleepless |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qalqıwsuzdulamine are sleepless | senikile qalqıwsuzdulayours are sleepless | anıqıla qalqıwsuzdulahis are sleepless | biznikile qalqıwsuzdulaours are sleepless | siznikile qalqıwsuzdulayours (pl.) are sleepless | alanıqıla qalqıwsuzdulatheirs are sleepless |
| comparative — more | menikile qalqıwsuzuraqdılamine are more sleepless | senikile qalqıwsuzuraqdılayours are more sleepless | anıqıla qalqıwsuzuraqdılahis are more sleepless | biznikile qalqıwsuzuraqdılaours are more sleepless | siznikile qalqıwsuzuraqdılayours (pl.) are more sleepless | alanıqıla qalqıwsuzuraqdılatheirs are more sleepless |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek qalqıwsuzdulamine are very sleepless | senikile bek qalqıwsuzdulayours are very sleepless | anıqıla bek qalqıwsuzdulahis are very sleepless | biznikile bek qalqıwsuzdulaours are very sleepless | siznikile bek qalqıwsuzdulayours (pl.) are very sleepless | alanıqıla bek qalqıwsuzdulatheirs are very sleepless |
| superlative — most | menikile em qalqıwsuzdulamine are the most sleepless | senikile em qalqıwsuzdulayours are the most sleepless | anıqıla em qalqıwsuzdulahis are the most sleepless | biznikile em qalqıwsuzdulaours are the most sleepless | siznikile em qalqıwsuzdulayours (pl.) are the most sleepless | alanıqıla em qalqıwsuzdulatheirs are the most sleepless |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qalqıwsuzdu, bıla qalqıwsuzdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".