qatangı
/qataŋɯ/
Definitions
1. lean, spare, thin of build
- qatangı erkişi — a lean man
- qatangı qart qatın — a spare old woman
- qatangı, orta boylu qızçıq — a slight girl of middling height
2. sinewy, wiry, tough and strong
- qatangı, qarıwlu jaş — a wiry, strong young man
- qatangı sanları — his sinewy limbs
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| base form | qatangılean |
|---|---|
| comparative — more | qatangıraqleaner |
| intensifier — very | bek qatangıvery lean |
| superlative — most | em qatangıthe leanest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qatangıdı — "compared to me, he is lean."
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men qatangımaI am lean | biz qatangıbızwe are lean |
| 2nd person | sen qatangısayou are lean | siz qatangısızyou all are lean |
| 3rd person | ol qatangıdıhe / she / it is lean | ala qatangıdılathey are lean |