qap-qaraŋı
/qap-qaraŋɯ/
pitch-dark, pitch-black
- qap-qaraŋı keçe — a pitch-dark night
- üy qap-qaraŋı edi — the house was pitch-dark
- qap-qaraŋı jol — a pitch-dark road
- qap-qaraŋı keçeni arasında — in the middle of the pitch-dark night
- qap-qaraŋı dorbunnu qaysı janına — to which side of the pitch-dark cave
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qap-qaraŋımaI am pitch-dark | qap-qaraŋısayou are pitch-dark | qap-qaraŋıdıhe is pitch-dark | qap-qaraŋıbızwe are pitch-dark | qap-qaraŋısızyou all are pitch-dark | qap-qaraŋıdılathey are pitch-dark |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qap-qaraŋıdı — "compared to me, he is pitch-dark."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qap-qaraŋıdımine is pitch-dark | seniki qap-qaraŋıdıyours is pitch-dark | anıqı qap-qaraŋıdıhis is pitch-dark | bizniki qap-qaraŋıdıours is pitch-dark | sizniki qap-qaraŋıdıyours (pl.) is pitch-dark | alanıqı qap-qaraŋıdıtheirs is pitch-dark |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qap-qaraŋıdılamine are pitch-dark | senikile qap-qaraŋıdılayours are pitch-dark | anıqıla qap-qaraŋıdılahis are pitch-dark | biznikile qap-qaraŋıdılaours are pitch-dark | siznikile qap-qaraŋıdılayours (pl.) are pitch-dark | alanıqıla qap-qaraŋıdılatheirs are pitch-dark |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qap-qaraŋıdı, bıla qap-qaraŋıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".