qoş-qoş
/qoʃ-qoʃ/
1. paired, set in pairs, joined two together
- qoş-qoş terezele — paired windows
2. in pairs, two by two, in twos
- qoş-qoş barğan sabiyle — children walking in pairs
- toqallanı qoş-qoş tizib — lining up the oxen in pairs
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qoş-qoşmaI am paired | qoş-qoşsayou are paired | qoş-qoşduhe is paired | qoş-qoşbuzwe are paired | qoş-qoşsuzyou all are paired | qoş-qoşdulathey are paired |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qoş-qoşdu — "compared to me, he is paired."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qoş-qoşdumine is paired | seniki qoş-qoşduyours is paired | anıqı qoş-qoşduhis is paired | bizniki qoş-qoşduours is paired | sizniki qoş-qoşduyours (pl.) is paired | alanıqı qoş-qoşdutheirs is paired |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qoş-qoşdulamine are paired | senikile qoş-qoşdulayours are paired | anıqıla qoş-qoşdulahis are paired | biznikile qoş-qoşdulaours are paired | siznikile qoş-qoşdulayours (pl.) are paired | alanıqıla qoş-qoşdulatheirs are paired |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qoş-qoşdu, bıla qoş-qoşdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".