quduretli
/quduretli/
1. mighty, powerful, strong
- quduretli Miŋi taw — mighty Mingi Tau
- quduretli taw — a mighty mountain
- quduretli küç — a mighty force
- quduretli qıral — a mighty state
2. revered, held in honor
- quduretli adam — a revered man
- quduretli qart — a revered elder
- quduretli ustaz — a revered teacher
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | quduretlimeI am mighty | quduretliseyou are mighty | quduretlidihe is mighty | quduretlibizwe are mighty | quduretlisizyou all are mighty | quduretlidilethey are mighty |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden quduretlidi — "compared to me, he is mighty."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki quduretlidimine is mighty | seniki quduretlidiyours is mighty | anıqı quduretlidihis is mighty | bizniki quduretlidiours is mighty | sizniki quduretlidiyours (pl.) is mighty | alanıqı quduretliditheirs is mighty |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile quduretlidilemine are mighty | senikile quduretlidileyours are mighty | anıqıla quduretlidilehis are mighty | biznikile quduretlidileours are mighty | siznikile quduretlidileyours (pl.) are mighty | alanıqıla quduretlidiletheirs are mighty |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu quduretlidi, bıla quduretlidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".