sappa-saq
/sappa-saq/
1. very alert, watchful, on guard
2. very alertly, watchfully, on one's guard one source
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | sappa-saqmaI am very alert | sappa-saqsayou are very alert | sappa-saqdıhe is very alert | sappa-saqbızwe are very alert | sappa-saqsızyou all are very alert | sappa-saqdılathey are very alert |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden sappa-saqdı — "compared to me, he is very alert."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki sappa-saqdımine is very alert | seniki sappa-saqdıyours is very alert | anıqı sappa-saqdıhis is very alert | bizniki sappa-saqdıours is very alert | sizniki sappa-saqdıyours (pl.) is very alert | alanıqı sappa-saqdıtheirs is very alert |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile sappa-saqdılamine are very alert | senikile sappa-saqdılayours are very alert | anıqıla sappa-saqdılahis are very alert | biznikile sappa-saqdılaours are very alert | siznikile sappa-saqdılayours (pl.) are very alert | alanıqıla sappa-saqdılatheirs are very alert |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu sappa-saqdı, bıla sappa-saqdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".