ser
/ser/
1. forgetful, absent-minded
- ser qart — a forgetful old man
- ser bolub qalırğa — to become absent-minded
- atabız ser boldu da qaldı — our father has become forgetful
- ser bolurça qartlıqğa da jetmegenme — I haven't even reached an age to become forgetful
- asırı qartdan ser bolub qalırğa — to grow forgetful from great age
2. foolish, dull, slow-witted
- ser bolurğa — to grow foolish
- biyni ser jumuşçusu — the prince's foolish servant
- ne mahtançaq, ne ser bolma — be neither boastful nor dull-witted
- başımı ser etdiŋ — you have muddled my head
3. spoiled, indulged
- ser sabiy — a spoiled child
- ser qızla — spoiled girls
- jaŋız qız bolğanlıqğa, ser tüldü — though an only daughter, she is not spoiled
- anası anı ser etgendi — his mother has spoiled him
- ser jaş — an indulged boy
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | sermeI am forgetful | serseyou are forgetful | serdihe is forgetful | serbizwe are forgetful | sersizyou all are forgetful | serdilethey are forgetful |
| comparative — more | serirekmeI am more forgetful | serirekseyou are more forgetful | serirekdihe is more forgetful | serirekbizwe are more forgetful | serireksizyou all are more forgetful | serirekdilethey are more forgetful |
| intensifier — very | bek sermeI am very forgetful | bek serseyou are very forgetful | bek serdihe is very forgetful | bek serbizwe are very forgetful | bek sersizyou all are very forgetful | bek serdilethey are very forgetful |
| superlative — most | em sermeI am the most forgetful | em serseyou are the most forgetful | em serdihe is the most forgetful | em serbizwe are the most forgetful | em sersizyou all are the most forgetful | em serdilethey are the most forgetful |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden serdi — "compared to me, he is forgetful."