sozuluwçu
/sozuluwtʃu/
stretchy, elastic, stringy — Said of things that stretch without breaking, such as fabric, rubber or melted cheese: sozuluwçu bışlaq "stringy cheese", sozuluwçu qumaç "stretch fabric", sozuluwçu rezina "elastic rubber".
- sozuluwçu bışlaq — stringy cheese
- sozuluwçu qumaç — stretchy fabric
- bu qumaç sozuluwçudu — this fabric is stretchy
- Sazlı topuraq sozuluwçu boladı — Clay soil is stretchy
- sozuluwçu çındayla — elastic stockings
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | sozuluwçumaI am stretchy | sozuluwçusayou are stretchy | sozuluwçuduhe is stretchy | sozuluwçubuzwe are stretchy | sozuluwçusuzyou all are stretchy | sozuluwçudulathey are stretchy |
| comparative — more | sozuluwçuraqmaI am stretchier | sozuluwçuraqsayou are stretchier | sozuluwçuraqdıhe is stretchier | sozuluwçuraqbızwe are stretchier | sozuluwçuraqsızyou all are stretchier | sozuluwçuraqdılathey are stretchier |
| intensifier — very | bek sozuluwçumaI am very stretchy | bek sozuluwçusayou are very stretchy | bek sozuluwçuduhe is very stretchy | bek sozuluwçubuzwe are very stretchy | bek sozuluwçusuzyou all are very stretchy | bek sozuluwçudulathey are very stretchy |
| superlative — most | em sozuluwçumaI am the stretchiest | em sozuluwçusayou are the stretchiest | em sozuluwçuduhe is the stretchiest | em sozuluwçubuzwe are the stretchiest | em sozuluwçusuzyou all are the stretchiest | em sozuluwçudulathey are the stretchiest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden sozuluwçudu — "compared to me, he is stretchy."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki sozuluwçudumine is stretchy | seniki sozuluwçuduyours is stretchy | anıqı sozuluwçuduhis is stretchy | bizniki sozuluwçuduours is stretchy | sizniki sozuluwçuduyours (pl.) is stretchy | alanıqı sozuluwçudutheirs is stretchy |
| comparative — more | meniki sozuluwçuraqdımine is stretchier | seniki sozuluwçuraqdıyours is stretchier | anıqı sozuluwçuraqdıhis is stretchier | bizniki sozuluwçuraqdıours is stretchier | sizniki sozuluwçuraqdıyours (pl.) is stretchier | alanıqı sozuluwçuraqdıtheirs is stretchier |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek sozuluwçudumine is very stretchy | seniki bek sozuluwçuduyours is very stretchy | anıqı bek sozuluwçuduhis is very stretchy | bizniki bek sozuluwçuduours is very stretchy | sizniki bek sozuluwçuduyours (pl.) is very stretchy | alanıqı bek sozuluwçudutheirs is very stretchy |
| superlative — most | meniki em sozuluwçudumine is the stretchiest | seniki em sozuluwçuduyours is the stretchiest | anıqı em sozuluwçuduhis is the stretchiest | bizniki em sozuluwçuduours is the stretchiest | sizniki em sozuluwçuduyours (pl.) is the stretchiest | alanıqı em sozuluwçudutheirs is the stretchiest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile sozuluwçudulamine are stretchy | senikile sozuluwçudulayours are stretchy | anıqıla sozuluwçudulahis are stretchy | biznikile sozuluwçudulaours are stretchy | siznikile sozuluwçudulayours (pl.) are stretchy | alanıqıla sozuluwçudulatheirs are stretchy |
| comparative — more | menikile sozuluwçuraqdılamine are stretchier | senikile sozuluwçuraqdılayours are stretchier | anıqıla sozuluwçuraqdılahis are stretchier | biznikile sozuluwçuraqdılaours are stretchier | siznikile sozuluwçuraqdılayours (pl.) are stretchier | alanıqıla sozuluwçuraqdılatheirs are stretchier |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek sozuluwçudulamine are very stretchy | senikile bek sozuluwçudulayours are very stretchy | anıqıla bek sozuluwçudulahis are very stretchy | biznikile bek sozuluwçudulaours are very stretchy | siznikile bek sozuluwçudulayours (pl.) are very stretchy | alanıqıla bek sozuluwçudulatheirs are very stretchy |
| superlative — most | menikile em sozuluwçudulamine are the stretchiest | senikile em sozuluwçudulayours are the stretchiest | anıqıla em sozuluwçudulahis are the stretchiest | biznikile em sozuluwçudulaours are the stretchiest | siznikile em sozuluwçudulayours (pl.) are the stretchiest | alanıqıla em sozuluwçudulatheirs are the stretchiest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu sozuluwçudu, bıla sozuluwçudula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".