qurğaq
/qurʁaq/
Definitions
1. dry, free of moisture, not wet
- qurğaq otun — dry firewood
- qollarıngı qurğaq sürt — wipe your hands dry
- bılayı qurğaqdı — it is dry here
2. having little rain, suffering from want of water
- qurğaq jıl — a year of drought
- qurğaq jerle — waterless country
- qurğaq jel — a hot dry wind
3. reserved in manner, curt in speech
- qurğaq söleşiw — a curt, formal way of speaking
4. empty of substance, serving no purpose
- qurğaq söz — idle talk
- qurğaq sözlü adam — a man of idle words
5. lean, with little flesh on the body
- qurğaq adam — a lean man
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| base form | qurğaqdry |
|---|---|
| comparative — more | qurğağıraqdrier |
| intensifier — very | bek qurğaqvery dry |
| superlative — most | em qurğaqthe driest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qurğaqdı — "compared to me, he is dry."
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men qurğaqmaI am dry | biz qurğaqbızwe are dry |
| 2nd person | sen qurğaqsayou are dry | siz qurğaqsızyou all are dry |
| 3rd person | ol qurğaqdıhe / she / it is dry | ala qurğaqdılathey are dry |
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu qurğaqdıthis is dry | bıla qurğaqdılathese are dry |
| that / those | ol qurğaqdıthat / it is dry | ala qurğaqdılathose / they are dry |
| mine | meniki qurğaqdımine is dry | menikile qurğaqdılamine are dry |
| yours | seniki qurğaqdıyours is dry | senikile qurğaqdılayours are dry |
| ours | bizniki qurğaqdıours is dry | biznikile qurğaqdılaours are dry |