qorqmağan
/qorqmaʁan/
brave, fearless — What someone is not afraid of goes in the ablative: juqdan qorqmağan adam, a person afraid of nothing, a brave person. A proverb says qorqmağan batırlıq etmez, there is no hero who has never known fear. one source
- qorqmağan jaş — a fearless boy
- juqdan qorqmağan adam — a person afraid of nothing
- ol qorqmağan adamdı — he is a brave person
- Aslan tawkel, juqdan qorqmağan jaşdı — Aslan is a bold boy, afraid of nothing
- kişiden qorqmağan jigit — a hero afraid of no one
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qorqmağanmaI am brave | qorqmağansayou are brave | qorqmağandıhe is brave | qorqmağanbızwe are brave | qorqmağansızyou all are brave | qorqmağandılathey are brave |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qorqmağandı — "compared to me, he is brave."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qorqmağandımine is brave | seniki qorqmağandıyours is brave | anıqı qorqmağandıhis is brave | bizniki qorqmağandıours is brave | sizniki qorqmağandıyours (pl.) is brave | alanıqı qorqmağandıtheirs is brave |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qorqmağandılamine are brave | senikile qorqmağandılayours are brave | anıqıla qorqmağandılahis are brave | biznikile qorqmağandılaours are brave | siznikile qorqmağandılayours (pl.) are brave | alanıqıla qorqmağandılatheirs are brave |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qorqmağandı, bıla qorqmağandıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".