saw-esen
/saw-esen/
safe and sound, unharmed, in good health — Often used with verbs of returning, staying or meeting, like English "safe and sound": saw-esen tübeşeyik "let's meet again safe and sound". Same meaning as saw-salamat.
- saw-esen tübeşeyik — let us meet again safe and sound
- ala saw-esen turadıla — they are safe and sound
- üyge saw-esen qaytdıq — we returned home safe and sound
- askerden saw-esen keldi — he came back from the army unharmed
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | saw-esenmeI am safe | saw-esenseyou are safe | saw-esendihe is safe | saw-esenbizwe are safe | saw-esensizyou all are safe | saw-esendilethey are safe |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden saw-esendi — "compared to me, he is safe."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki saw-esendimine is safe | seniki saw-esendiyours is safe | anıqı saw-esendihis is safe | bizniki saw-esendiours is safe | sizniki saw-esendiyours (pl.) is safe | alanıqı saw-esenditheirs is safe |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile saw-esendilemine are safe | senikile saw-esendileyours are safe | anıqıla saw-esendilehis are safe | biznikile saw-esendileours are safe | siznikile saw-esendileyours (pl.) are safe | alanıqıla saw-esendiletheirs are safe |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu saw-esendi, bıla saw-esendile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".