qurtlu
/qurtlu/
1. wormy, maggoty, infested with grubs
- qurtlu alma — a wormy apple
- qurtlu et — wormy meat
- qurtlu köget — wormy fruit
- qurtlu köget joq edi — there was no wormy fruit
2. repulsive, disgusting, hideous
- qurtlu adam — a repulsive person
- qurtlu iş — a disgusting business
- qurtlu söz — a disgusting word
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qurtlumaI am wormy | qurtlusayou are wormy | qurtluduhe is wormy | qurtlubuzwe are wormy | qurtlusuzyou all are wormy | qurtludulathey are wormy |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qurtludu — "compared to me, he is wormy."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qurtludumine is wormy | seniki qurtluduyours is wormy | anıqı qurtluduhis is wormy | bizniki qurtluduours is wormy | sizniki qurtluduyours (pl.) is wormy | alanıqı qurtludutheirs is wormy |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qurtludulamine are wormy | senikile qurtludulayours are wormy | anıqıla qurtludulahis are wormy | biznikile qurtludulaours are wormy | siznikile qurtludulayours (pl.) are wormy | alanıqıla qurtludulatheirs are wormy |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qurtludu, bıla qurtludula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".