qujur
/qudʒur/
1. strange, odd, peculiar, unusual, bizarre
- qujur adam — an odd person
- bir qujursa sen — you are somehow strange
- sen bir qujur adamsa — you are a strange person
- qujur qılıqlı — with an odd character
- qujur iş — a strange affair
- qujur aqıl — a strange idea
- qujur sıfat — an absurd look
2. intricate, fanciful; amusing, curious, wonderful
- qujur oyuw — a fanciful pattern
- qujur hat — intricate handwriting
- qujur hapar — amusing news
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qujurmaI am strange | qujursayou are strange | qujurduhe is strange | qujurbuzwe are strange | qujursuzyou all are strange | qujurdulathey are strange |
| comparative — more | qujururaqmaI am stranger | qujururaqsayou are stranger | qujururaqdıhe is stranger | qujururaqbızwe are stranger | qujururaqsızyou all are stranger | qujururaqdılathey are stranger |
| intensifier — very | bek qujurmaI am very strange | bek qujursayou are very strange | bek qujurduhe is very strange | bek qujurbuzwe are very strange | bek qujursuzyou all are very strange | bek qujurdulathey are very strange |
| superlative — most | em qujurmaI am the strangest | em qujursayou are the strangest | em qujurduhe is the strangest | em qujurbuzwe are the strangest | em qujursuzyou all are the strangest | em qujurdulathey are the strangest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qujurdu — "compared to me, he is strange."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qujurdumine is strange | seniki qujurduyours is strange | anıqı qujurduhis is strange | bizniki qujurduours is strange | sizniki qujurduyours (pl.) is strange | alanıqı qujurdutheirs is strange |
| comparative — more | meniki qujururaqdımine is stranger | seniki qujururaqdıyours is stranger | anıqı qujururaqdıhis is stranger | bizniki qujururaqdıours is stranger | sizniki qujururaqdıyours (pl.) is stranger | alanıqı qujururaqdıtheirs is stranger |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek qujurdumine is very strange | seniki bek qujurduyours is very strange | anıqı bek qujurduhis is very strange | bizniki bek qujurduours is very strange | sizniki bek qujurduyours (pl.) is very strange | alanıqı bek qujurdutheirs is very strange |
| superlative — most | meniki em qujurdumine is the strangest | seniki em qujurduyours is the strangest | anıqı em qujurduhis is the strangest | bizniki em qujurduours is the strangest | sizniki em qujurduyours (pl.) is the strangest | alanıqı em qujurdutheirs is the strangest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qujurdulamine are strange | senikile qujurdulayours are strange | anıqıla qujurdulahis are strange | biznikile qujurdulaours are strange | siznikile qujurdulayours (pl.) are strange | alanıqıla qujurdulatheirs are strange |
| comparative — more | menikile qujururaqdılamine are stranger | senikile qujururaqdılayours are stranger | anıqıla qujururaqdılahis are stranger | biznikile qujururaqdılaours are stranger | siznikile qujururaqdılayours (pl.) are stranger | alanıqıla qujururaqdılatheirs are stranger |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek qujurdulamine are very strange | senikile bek qujurdulayours are very strange | anıqıla bek qujurdulahis are very strange | biznikile bek qujurdulaours are very strange | siznikile bek qujurdulayours (pl.) are very strange | alanıqıla bek qujurdulatheirs are very strange |
| superlative — most | menikile em qujurdulamine are the strangest | senikile em qujurdulayours are the strangest | anıqıla em qujurdulahis are the strangest | biznikile em qujurdulaours are the strangest | siznikile em qujurdulayours (pl.) are the strangest | alanıqıla em qujurdulatheirs are the strangest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qujurdu, bıla qujurdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".