saq
/saq/
1. careful, cautious, vigilant, alert, watchful
- saq adam — a watchful person
- saq qarawul — a vigilant guard
- saq janıwar — a wary animal
- saq gözetçi — a vigilant watchman
- saq bolurğa — to be careful, to be on guard
- maşina tebler, saq bol! — a car may run you over, be careful!
- saq üyüne saw barır — a cautious person reaches home unharmed
- saq adam qazadan qoruwlanır — a careful person protects himself from misfortune
2. carefully, cautiously, vigilantly, watchfully
- saq qara — look carefully
- saq atla — step carefully
- oramda saq jürürge — to walk carefully in the street
- tögerekge saq qara — look around carefully
- tögereklerine saq qaray — looking carefully around them
- belgisiz jolğa saq qara — look warily at an unknown road
- saq aylanığız! — go about carefully!
3. inclined to something, prone to, keen on — The activity takes the dative, as in içgige saq adam.
- oynarğa saq sabiy — a child inclined to play
- içgige saq adam — a man given to drink
- tüyüşürge bek saqdı — he is very prone to fighting
- adamnı aldarğa saq — keen on deceiving people
4. protective, careful with — Said of someone who guards what is in their keeping; the thing guarded takes the dative.
- üyge saq bol — look after the house
- malına saq kişi — a man protective of his livestock
- kitabına saq sabiy — a child careful with his book
- namısına saq — protective of one's honor
5. caring, attentive, concerned — Said of someone who attends to another's needs.
- üyüne saq adam — a man attentive to his household
- sabiylerine saq ana — a mother attentive to her children
- ol sabiylege bek saqdı — she is very attentive to the children
- üyüne, sabiylerine bek saqdı — he is very attentive to his home and his children
- başına saq bolurğa — to look after oneself
- başına saq tüldü — he doesn't look after himself
6. with care, gently, sparingly
- kitabların saq tutadı — he keeps his books with care
- anı saq költürdük — we lifted it gently
- suratın saq asırayma — I keep her portrait with care
- ariw suratın a asırayma saq — but her beautiful portrait I keep with care
7. keen, sharp, sensitive — Used of the senses, especially hearing, as in saq qulaq.
- saq qulaq — a keen ear
- qulağı saqdı — his hearing is keen
- anı qulağı saqdı — his hearing is keen
- saq qulaq kerek taw jolda — a keen ear is needed on a mountain path
Expressions
- saq içerge — gulp down
- awuzuna saq bolurğa — watch one's words
- saq jawun — cloudburst
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | saqmaI am careful | saqsayou are careful | saqdıhe is careful | saqbızwe are careful | saqsızyou all are careful | saqdılathey are careful |
| comparative — more | sağıraqmaI am more careful | sağıraqsayou are more careful | sağıraqdıhe is more careful | sağıraqbızwe are more careful | sağıraqsızyou all are more careful | sağıraqdılathey are more careful |
| intensifier — very | bek saqmaI am very careful | bek saqsayou are very careful | bek saqdıhe is very careful | bek saqbızwe are very careful | bek saqsızyou all are very careful | bek saqdılathey are very careful |
| superlative — most | em saqmaI am the most careful | em saqsayou are the most careful | em saqdıhe is the most careful | em saqbızwe are the most careful | em saqsızyou all are the most careful | em saqdılathey are the most careful |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden saqdı — "compared to me, he is careful."