suwalik
/suwalik/
frail, feeble, skinny, puny, scrawny, weak — Used of a thin, weak person or child: suwalik sabiy "a scrawny child", suwalik jaş "a skinny lad". Guzeev 2000 marks it colloquial.
- suwalik sabiy — a scrawny child
- Murat suwalik jaşçıqdı — Murat is a puny little lad
- sen bek suwalikse — you are very skinny
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | suwalikmeI am frail | suwalikseyou are frail | suwalikdihe is frail | suwalikbizwe are frail | suwaliksizyou all are frail | suwalikdilethey are frail |
| comparative — more | suwaligirekmeI am frailer | suwaligirekseyou are frailer | suwaligirekdihe is frailer | suwaligirekbizwe are frailer | suwaligireksizyou all are frailer | suwaligirekdilethey are frailer |
| intensifier — very | bek suwalikmeI am very frail | bek suwalikseyou are very frail | bek suwalikdihe is very frail | bek suwalikbizwe are very frail | bek suwaliksizyou all are very frail | bek suwalikdilethey are very frail |
| superlative — most | em suwalikmeI am the frailest | em suwalikseyou are the frailest | em suwalikdihe is the frailest | em suwalikbizwe are the frailest | em suwaliksizyou all are the frailest | em suwalikdilethey are the frailest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden suwalikdi — "compared to me, he is frail."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki suwalikdimine is frail | seniki suwalikdiyours is frail | anıqı suwalikdihis is frail | bizniki suwalikdiours is frail | sizniki suwalikdiyours (pl.) is frail | alanıqı suwalikditheirs is frail |
| comparative — more | meniki suwaligirekdimine is frailer | seniki suwaligirekdiyours is frailer | anıqı suwaligirekdihis is frailer | bizniki suwaligirekdiours is frailer | sizniki suwaligirekdiyours (pl.) is frailer | alanıqı suwaligirekditheirs is frailer |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek suwalikdimine is very frail | seniki bek suwalikdiyours is very frail | anıqı bek suwalikdihis is very frail | bizniki bek suwalikdiours is very frail | sizniki bek suwalikdiyours (pl.) is very frail | alanıqı bek suwalikditheirs is very frail |
| superlative — most | meniki em suwalikdimine is the frailest | seniki em suwalikdiyours is the frailest | anıqı em suwalikdihis is the frailest | bizniki em suwalikdiours is the frailest | sizniki em suwalikdiyours (pl.) is the frailest | alanıqı em suwalikditheirs is the frailest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile suwalikdilemine are frail | senikile suwalikdileyours are frail | anıqıla suwalikdilehis are frail | biznikile suwalikdileours are frail | siznikile suwalikdileyours (pl.) are frail | alanıqıla suwalikdiletheirs are frail |
| comparative — more | menikile suwaligirekdilemine are frailer | senikile suwaligirekdileyours are frailer | anıqıla suwaligirekdilehis are frailer | biznikile suwaligirekdileours are frailer | siznikile suwaligirekdileyours (pl.) are frailer | alanıqıla suwaligirekdiletheirs are frailer |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek suwalikdilemine are very frail | senikile bek suwalikdileyours are very frail | anıqıla bek suwalikdilehis are very frail | biznikile bek suwalikdileours are very frail | siznikile bek suwalikdileyours (pl.) are very frail | alanıqıla bek suwalikdiletheirs are very frail |
| superlative — most | menikile em suwalikdilemine are the frailest | senikile em suwalikdileyours are the frailest | anıqıla em suwalikdilehis are the frailest | biznikile em suwalikdileours are the frailest | siznikile em suwalikdileyours (pl.) are the frailest | alanıqıla em suwalikdiletheirs are the frailest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu suwalikdi, bıla suwalikdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".