qaraqay
/qaraqaj/
coniferous — Usually before terek: qaraqay terek "coniferous tree". Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it Karachay.
- qaraqay terek — a coniferous tree
- qaraqay terekle — coniferous trees
- qaraqay terek ösedi — a coniferous tree grows
- qaraqay terekni butaqları — the branches of a coniferous tree
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qaraqaymaI am coniferous | qaraqaysayou are coniferous | qaraqaydıhe is coniferous | qaraqaybızwe are coniferous | qaraqaysızyou all are coniferous | qaraqaydılathey are coniferous |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qaraqaydı — "compared to me, he is coniferous."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qaraqaydımine is coniferous | seniki qaraqaydıyours is coniferous | anıqı qaraqaydıhis is coniferous | bizniki qaraqaydıours is coniferous | sizniki qaraqaydıyours (pl.) is coniferous | alanıqı qaraqaydıtheirs is coniferous |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qaraqaydılamine are coniferous | senikile qaraqaydılayours are coniferous | anıqıla qaraqaydılahis are coniferous | biznikile qaraqaydılaours are coniferous | siznikile qaraqaydılayours (pl.) are coniferous | alanıqıla qaraqaydılatheirs are coniferous |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qaraqaydı, bıla qaraqaydıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".