qaran
/qaran/
1. barren, infertile, unproductive — Said of land, especially plowed fields; qaran qal means yield no harvest.
- qaran jer — barren ground
- sabanla bıyıl qaran qalğandıla — the fields have stayed barren this year
- qaran qalıw — crop failure
- sabanların qaran qoyub — leaving their fields unsown
2. stunted, undeveloped
- qaran terek — a stunted tree
- qaran bitim — a stunted crop
Expressions
- qaran qalırğa — lie uncultivated
Degrees
| Degree | —form |
|---|---|
| base form | qaranbarren |
| comparative — more | qaranıraqmore barren |
| intensifier — very | bek qaranvery barren |
| superlative — most | em qaranthe most barren |
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qarandımine is barren | seniki qarandıyours is barren | anıqı qarandıhis is barren | bizniki qarandıours is barren | sizniki qarandıyours (pl.) is barren | alanıqı qarandıtheirs is barren |
| comparative — more | meniki qaranıraqdımine is more barren | seniki qaranıraqdıyours is more barren | anıqı qaranıraqdıhis is more barren | bizniki qaranıraqdıours is more barren | sizniki qaranıraqdıyours (pl.) is more barren | alanıqı qaranıraqdıtheirs is more barren |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek qarandımine is very barren | seniki bek qarandıyours is very barren | anıqı bek qarandıhis is very barren | bizniki bek qarandıours is very barren | sizniki bek qarandıyours (pl.) is very barren | alanıqı bek qarandıtheirs is very barren |
| superlative — most | meniki em qarandımine is the most barren | seniki em qarandıyours is the most barren | anıqı em qarandıhis is the most barren | bizniki em qarandıours is the most barren | sizniki em qarandıyours (pl.) is the most barren | alanıqı em qarandıtheirs is the most barren |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qarandılamine are barren | senikile qarandılayours are barren | anıqıla qarandılahis are barren | biznikile qarandılaours are barren | siznikile qarandılayours (pl.) are barren | alanıqıla qarandılatheirs are barren |
| comparative — more | menikile qaranıraqdılamine are more barren | senikile qaranıraqdılayours are more barren | anıqıla qaranıraqdılahis are more barren | biznikile qaranıraqdılaours are more barren | siznikile qaranıraqdılayours (pl.) are more barren | alanıqıla qaranıraqdılatheirs are more barren |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek qarandılamine are very barren | senikile bek qarandılayours are very barren | anıqıla bek qarandılahis are very barren | biznikile bek qarandılaours are very barren | siznikile bek qarandılayours (pl.) are very barren | alanıqıla bek qarandılatheirs are very barren |
| superlative — most | menikile em qarandılamine are the most barren | senikile em qarandılayours are the most barren | anıqıla em qarandılahis are the most barren | biznikile em qarandılaours are the most barren | siznikile em qarandılayours (pl.) are the most barren | alanıqıla em qarandılatheirs are the most barren |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qarandı, bıla qarandıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".