qara-qura

/qara-qura/ · plural qara-qurala

1. (adj.) blackish, dark; swarthy (of complexion) — The second element qura is not used on its own.

qara-qura adam — a swarthy person
çabaqçılanı qara-qura sabiylerine — to the fishermen's swarthy children
qara-qura betli kişi — a man with a swarthy face

2. (n.) dark objects, dark shapes seen indistinctly — Usually plural: qara-qurala körünedile "some dark shapes can be seen".

qara-qurala körünedile — some dark shapes can be seen
uzaqda qara-qurala körünedile — some dark shapes can be seen in the distance

As an adjective

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — qara-qura
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	qara-quramaI am blackish	qara-qurasayou are blackish	qara-quradıhe is blackish	qara-qurabızwe are blackish	qara-qurasızyou all are blackish	qara-quradılathey are blackish
comparative — more	qara-quraraqmaI am more blackish	qara-quraraqsayou are more blackish	qara-quraraqdıhe is more blackish	qara-quraraqbızwe are more blackish	qara-quraraqsızyou all are more blackish	qara-quraraqdılathey are more blackish
intensifier — very	bek qara-quramaI am very blackish	bek qara-qurasayou are very blackish	bek qara-quradıhe is very blackish	bek qara-qurabızwe are very blackish	bek qara-qurasızyou all are very blackish	bek qara-quradılathey are very blackish
superlative — most	em qara-quramaI am the most blackish	em qara-qurasayou are the most blackish	em qara-quradıhe is the most blackish	em qara-qurabızwe are the most blackish	em qara-qurasızyou all are the most blackish	em qara-quradılathey are the most blackish

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qara-quradı — "compared to me, he is blackish."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — qara-qura
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki qara-quradımine is blackish	seniki qara-quradıyours is blackish	anıqı qara-quradıhis is blackish	bizniki qara-quradıours is blackish	sizniki qara-quradıyours (pl.) is blackish	alanıqı qara-quradıtheirs is blackish
comparative — more	meniki qara-quraraqdımine is more blackish	seniki qara-quraraqdıyours is more blackish	anıqı qara-quraraqdıhis is more blackish	bizniki qara-quraraqdıours is more blackish	sizniki qara-quraraqdıyours (pl.) is more blackish	alanıqı qara-quraraqdıtheirs is more blackish
intensifier — very	meniki bek qara-quradımine is very blackish	seniki bek qara-quradıyours is very blackish	anıqı bek qara-quradıhis is very blackish	bizniki bek qara-quradıours is very blackish	sizniki bek qara-quradıyours (pl.) is very blackish	alanıqı bek qara-quradıtheirs is very blackish
superlative — most	meniki em qara-quradımine is the most blackish	seniki em qara-quradıyours is the most blackish	anıqı em qara-quradıhis is the most blackish	bizniki em qara-quradıours is the most blackish	sizniki em qara-quradıyours (pl.) is the most blackish	alanıqı em qara-quradıtheirs is the most blackish

Several things

Several things — qara-qura
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile qara-quradılamine are blackish	senikile qara-quradılayours are blackish	anıqıla qara-quradılahis are blackish	biznikile qara-quradılaours are blackish	siznikile qara-quradılayours (pl.) are blackish	alanıqıla qara-quradılatheirs are blackish
comparative — more	menikile qara-quraraqdılamine are more blackish	senikile qara-quraraqdılayours are more blackish	anıqıla qara-quraraqdılahis are more blackish	biznikile qara-quraraqdılaours are more blackish	siznikile qara-quraraqdılayours (pl.) are more blackish	alanıqıla qara-quraraqdılatheirs are more blackish
intensifier — very	menikile bek qara-quradılamine are very blackish	senikile bek qara-quradılayours are very blackish	anıqıla bek qara-quradılahis are very blackish	biznikile bek qara-quradılaours are very blackish	siznikile bek qara-quradılayours (pl.) are very blackish	alanıqıla bek qara-quradılatheirs are very blackish
superlative — most	menikile em qara-quradılamine are the most blackish	senikile em qara-quradılayours are the most blackish	anıqıla em qara-quradılahis are the most blackish	biznikile em qara-quradılaours are the most blackish	siznikile em qara-quradılayours (pl.) are the most blackish	alanıqıla em qara-quradılatheirs are the most blackish

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qara-quradı, bıla qara-quradıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".

As a noun

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of qara-qura, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	qara-qurathe dark object	qara-qurammy dark object	qara-quraŋyour dark object	qara-qurasıhis dark object	qara-qurabızour dark object	qara-qurağızyou all's dark object	qara-quralarıtheir dark objects
Genitive	qara-quranıthe dark object's	qara-quramımy dark object's	qara-quraŋıyour dark object's	qara-qurasınıhis dark object's	qara-qurabıznıour dark object's	qara-qurağıznıyou all's dark object's	qara-quralarınıtheir dark objects'
Accusative	qara-quranıthe dark object (as the object)	qara-quramımy dark object (as the object)	qara-quraŋıyour dark object (as the object)	qara-qurasınhis dark object (as the object)	qara-qurabıznıour dark object (as the object)	qara-qurağıznıyou all's dark object (as the object)	qara-quralarıntheir dark objects (as the object)
Dative	qara-qurağato the dark object	qara-quramato my dark object	qara-quraŋato your dark object	qara-qurasınato his dark object	qara-qurabızğato our dark object	qara-qurağızğato you all's dark object	qara-quralarınato their dark objects
Locative	qara-quradain / at the dark object	qara-quramdain / at my dark object	qara-quraŋdain / at your dark object	qara-qurasındain / at his dark object	qara-qurabızdain / at our dark object	qara-qurağızdain / at you all's dark object	qara-quralarındain / at their dark objects
Ablative	qara-quradanfrom the dark object	qara-quramdanfrom my dark object	qara-quraŋdanfrom your dark object	qara-qurasındanfrom his dark object	qara-qurabızdanfrom our dark object	qara-qurağızdanfrom you all's dark object	qara-quralarındanfrom their dark objects

Plural

Plural — cases of qara-qura, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	qara-quralathe dark objects	qara-quralarımmy dark objects	qara-quralarıŋyour dark objects	qara-quralarıhis dark objects	qara-quralarıbızour dark objects	qara-quralarığızyou all's dark objects	qara-quralarıtheir dark objects
Genitive	qara-quralanıthe dark objects'	qara-quralarımımy dark objects'	qara-quralarıŋıyour dark objects'	qara-quralarınıhis dark objects'	qara-quralarıbıznıour dark objects'	qara-quralarığıznıyou all's dark objects'	qara-quralarınıtheir dark objects'
Accusative	qara-quralanıthe dark objects (as the object)	qara-quralarımımy dark objects (as the object)	qara-quralarıŋıyour dark objects (as the object)	qara-quralarınhis dark objects (as the object)	qara-quralarıbıznıour dark objects (as the object)	qara-quralarığıznıyou all's dark objects (as the object)	qara-quralarıntheir dark objects (as the object)
Dative	qara-quralağato the dark objects	qara-quralarımato my dark objects	qara-quralarıŋato your dark objects	qara-quralarınato his dark objects	qara-quralarıbızğato our dark objects	qara-quralarığızğato you all's dark objects	qara-quralarınato their dark objects
Locative	qara-quraladain / at the dark objects	qara-quralarımdain / at my dark objects	qara-quralarıŋdain / at your dark objects	qara-quralarındain / at his dark objects	qara-quralarıbızdain / at our dark objects	qara-quralarığızdain / at you all's dark objects	qara-quralarındain / at their dark objects
Ablative	qara-quraladanfrom the dark objects	qara-quralarımdanfrom my dark objects	qara-quralarıŋdanfrom your dark objects	qara-quralarındanfrom his dark objects	qara-quralarıbızdanfrom our dark objects	qara-quralarığızdanfrom you all's dark objects	qara-quralarındanfrom their dark objects

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qara-quraları can mean "his / her dark objects", "their dark object", or "their dark objects" — context decides.

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.