suw baş
/suw baʃ/
brainless, dull-witted, thickheaded
- suw baş adam — a brainless person
- ol suw başdı — he is thickheaded
- suw baş bolma — don't be dull-witted
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | suw başmaI am brainless | suw başsayou are brainless | suw başdıhe is brainless | suw başbızwe are brainless | suw başsızyou all are brainless | suw başdılathey are brainless |
| comparative — more | suw başıraqmaI am more brainless | suw başıraqsayou are more brainless | suw başıraqdıhe is more brainless | suw başıraqbızwe are more brainless | suw başıraqsızyou all are more brainless | suw başıraqdılathey are more brainless |
| intensifier — very | bek suw başmaI am very brainless | bek suw başsayou are very brainless | bek suw başdıhe is very brainless | bek suw başbızwe are very brainless | bek suw başsızyou all are very brainless | bek suw başdılathey are very brainless |
| superlative — most | em suw başmaI am the most brainless | em suw başsayou are the most brainless | em suw başdıhe is the most brainless | em suw başbızwe are the most brainless | em suw başsızyou all are the most brainless | em suw başdılathey are the most brainless |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden suw başdı — "compared to me, he is brainless."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki suw başdımine is brainless | seniki suw başdıyours is brainless | anıqı suw başdıhis is brainless | bizniki suw başdıours is brainless | sizniki suw başdıyours (pl.) is brainless | alanıqı suw başdıtheirs is brainless |
| comparative — more | meniki suw başıraqdımine is more brainless | seniki suw başıraqdıyours is more brainless | anıqı suw başıraqdıhis is more brainless | bizniki suw başıraqdıours is more brainless | sizniki suw başıraqdıyours (pl.) is more brainless | alanıqı suw başıraqdıtheirs is more brainless |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek suw başdımine is very brainless | seniki bek suw başdıyours is very brainless | anıqı bek suw başdıhis is very brainless | bizniki bek suw başdıours is very brainless | sizniki bek suw başdıyours (pl.) is very brainless | alanıqı bek suw başdıtheirs is very brainless |
| superlative — most | meniki em suw başdımine is the most brainless | seniki em suw başdıyours is the most brainless | anıqı em suw başdıhis is the most brainless | bizniki em suw başdıours is the most brainless | sizniki em suw başdıyours (pl.) is the most brainless | alanıqı em suw başdıtheirs is the most brainless |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile suw başdılamine are brainless | senikile suw başdılayours are brainless | anıqıla suw başdılahis are brainless | biznikile suw başdılaours are brainless | siznikile suw başdılayours (pl.) are brainless | alanıqıla suw başdılatheirs are brainless |
| comparative — more | menikile suw başıraqdılamine are more brainless | senikile suw başıraqdılayours are more brainless | anıqıla suw başıraqdılahis are more brainless | biznikile suw başıraqdılaours are more brainless | siznikile suw başıraqdılayours (pl.) are more brainless | alanıqıla suw başıraqdılatheirs are more brainless |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek suw başdılamine are very brainless | senikile bek suw başdılayours are very brainless | anıqıla bek suw başdılahis are very brainless | biznikile bek suw başdılaours are very brainless | siznikile bek suw başdılayours (pl.) are very brainless | alanıqıla bek suw başdılatheirs are very brainless |
| superlative — most | menikile em suw başdılamine are the most brainless | senikile em suw başdılayours are the most brainless | anıqıla em suw başdılahis are the most brainless | biznikile em suw başdılaours are the most brainless | siznikile em suw başdılayours (pl.) are the most brainless | alanıqıla em suw başdılatheirs are the most brainless |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu suw başdı, bıla suw başdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".