qaramsız
/qaramsɯz/
unprepossessing, plain in appearance, unattractive — Also said of an ungainly, ill-proportioned figure or an awkward-looking person: qaramsız adam.
- qaramsız adam — an unprepossessing man
- qaramsız er kişi — an unattractive man
- qaramsız sıfat — a plain appearance
- qaramsız bet — a plain, colorless face
- qaramsız üy — a plain-looking house
- ol üy qaramsız edi — that house was plain-looking
- bu kiyim qaramsızdı — this outfit is unattractive
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qaramsızmaI am unprepossessing | qaramsızsayou are unprepossessing | qaramsızdıhe is unprepossessing | qaramsızbızwe are unprepossessing | qaramsızsızyou all are unprepossessing | qaramsızdılathey are unprepossessing |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qaramsızdı — "compared to me, he is unprepossessing."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qaramsızdımine is unprepossessing | seniki qaramsızdıyours is unprepossessing | anıqı qaramsızdıhis is unprepossessing | bizniki qaramsızdıours is unprepossessing | sizniki qaramsızdıyours (pl.) is unprepossessing | alanıqı qaramsızdıtheirs is unprepossessing |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qaramsızdılamine are unprepossessing | senikile qaramsızdılayours are unprepossessing | anıqıla qaramsızdılahis are unprepossessing | biznikile qaramsızdılaours are unprepossessing | siznikile qaramsızdılayours (pl.) are unprepossessing | alanıqıla qaramsızdılatheirs are unprepossessing |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qaramsızdı, bıla qaramsızdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".