quwatlı
/quwatlɯ/
1. strong, powerful, vigorous
- quwatlı adam — a strong man
- quwatlı jel — a powerful wind
- quwatlı asker — a powerful army
2. attractive, appealing, likeable
- quwatlı üy — an attractive house
- ariw bet quwatlıdıla — their fine faces are appealing
- quwatlı qız — an appealing girl
3. well-off, prosperous
- quwatlı üy — a prosperous house
- quwatlı el — a well-off village
- quwatlı jaşaw — a prosperous life
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | quwatlımaI am strong | quwatlısayou are strong | quwatlıdıhe is strong | quwatlıbızwe are strong | quwatlısızyou all are strong | quwatlıdılathey are strong |
| comparative — more | quwatlıraqmaI am stronger | quwatlıraqsayou are stronger | quwatlıraqdıhe is stronger | quwatlıraqbızwe are stronger | quwatlıraqsızyou all are stronger | quwatlıraqdılathey are stronger |
| intensifier — very | bek quwatlımaI am very strong | bek quwatlısayou are very strong | bek quwatlıdıhe is very strong | bek quwatlıbızwe are very strong | bek quwatlısızyou all are very strong | bek quwatlıdılathey are very strong |
| superlative — most | em quwatlımaI am the strongest | em quwatlısayou are the strongest | em quwatlıdıhe is the strongest | em quwatlıbızwe are the strongest | em quwatlısızyou all are the strongest | em quwatlıdılathey are the strongest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden quwatlıdı — "compared to me, he is strong."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki quwatlıdımine is strong | seniki quwatlıdıyours is strong | anıqı quwatlıdıhis is strong | bizniki quwatlıdıours is strong | sizniki quwatlıdıyours (pl.) is strong | alanıqı quwatlıdıtheirs is strong |
| comparative — more | meniki quwatlıraqdımine is stronger | seniki quwatlıraqdıyours is stronger | anıqı quwatlıraqdıhis is stronger | bizniki quwatlıraqdıours is stronger | sizniki quwatlıraqdıyours (pl.) is stronger | alanıqı quwatlıraqdıtheirs is stronger |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek quwatlıdımine is very strong | seniki bek quwatlıdıyours is very strong | anıqı bek quwatlıdıhis is very strong | bizniki bek quwatlıdıours is very strong | sizniki bek quwatlıdıyours (pl.) is very strong | alanıqı bek quwatlıdıtheirs is very strong |
| superlative — most | meniki em quwatlıdımine is the strongest | seniki em quwatlıdıyours is the strongest | anıqı em quwatlıdıhis is the strongest | bizniki em quwatlıdıours is the strongest | sizniki em quwatlıdıyours (pl.) is the strongest | alanıqı em quwatlıdıtheirs is the strongest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile quwatlıdılamine are strong | senikile quwatlıdılayours are strong | anıqıla quwatlıdılahis are strong | biznikile quwatlıdılaours are strong | siznikile quwatlıdılayours (pl.) are strong | alanıqıla quwatlıdılatheirs are strong |
| comparative — more | menikile quwatlıraqdılamine are stronger | senikile quwatlıraqdılayours are stronger | anıqıla quwatlıraqdılahis are stronger | biznikile quwatlıraqdılaours are stronger | siznikile quwatlıraqdılayours (pl.) are stronger | alanıqıla quwatlıraqdılatheirs are stronger |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek quwatlıdılamine are very strong | senikile bek quwatlıdılayours are very strong | anıqıla bek quwatlıdılahis are very strong | biznikile bek quwatlıdılaours are very strong | siznikile bek quwatlıdılayours (pl.) are very strong | alanıqıla bek quwatlıdılatheirs are very strong |
| superlative — most | menikile em quwatlıdılamine are the strongest | senikile em quwatlıdılayours are the strongest | anıqıla em quwatlıdılahis are the strongest | biznikile em quwatlıdılaours are the strongest | siznikile em quwatlıdılayours (pl.) are the strongest | alanıqıla em quwatlıdılatheirs are the strongest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu quwatlıdı, bıla quwatlıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".