suwuq
/suwuq/ · plural suwuqla
1. cold, cool; also of food or drink that has gone cold
- suwuq suw — cold water
- suwuq jel — a cold wind
- bek suwuq suw — very cold water
- suwuqdu — it is cold
- suwuq ter — a cold sweat
- şorpa suwuq bolğandı — the soup has gone cold
2. cold, frost, cold weather
- qış suwuq — the winter cold
- ertdenŋi suwuq — the morning chill
- suwuq tüşdü — the cold has set in
- suwuqdan ölürge — to be numb with cold
- suwuqdan quruşurğa — to go stiff with cold
- suwuqğa salırğa — to put something out in the cold
3. unheated, poorly heated (of a room, building or vehicle)
- suwuq otow — a cold room
- suwuq otowda jatarğa süyüwçüdü — he likes to sleep in a cold room
- suwuq tükençikde — in a cold little shop
4. cold place, unheated building
- suwuqda qaynamay turluqdu — in the cold it will keep without fermenting
- süt suwuqda turadı — the milk is kept in a cold place
- etni suwuqda saqla — keep the meat in a cold place
- men azıqnı suwuqda tutama — I keep the food in a cold place
5. unfriendly, reserved, cold in manner
- suwuq adam — an unfriendly person
- suwuq juwab — a cold answer
- suwuq qaram — a cold look
- ol menŋe suwuqdu — he is cold toward me
6. coldly, distantly, in an unfriendly way
- suwuq juwab berirge — to answer coldly
- suwuq söleşirge — to speak in a reserved way
- ala bizge suwuq tübedile — they met us coldly
- ol menŋe suwuq tübedi — he met me coldly
7. negligent, careless, indifferent
- suwuq qaraw — negligence; a negligent attitude
- işge suwuq qaraw — a negligent attitude to work
- ol işge suwuqdu — he is indifferent to work
- işine suwuq adam — a person careless about his work
8. negligently, carelessly, indifferently
- işge suwuq qararğa — to treat work negligently
- ol işine suwuq qaraydı — he treats his work negligently
- oquwğa suwuq qarama — do not treat your studies carelessly
Expressions
- qara suwuq — black frost
- suwuq adam — cold person
- suwuq qısarğa — bitter cold sets in
- suwuq tutarğa — be bitterly cold
As an adjective
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | suwuqmaI am cold | suwuqsayou are cold | suwuqduhe is cold | suwuqbuzwe are cold | suwuqsuzyou all are cold | suwuqdulathey are cold |
| comparative — more | suwuğuraqmaI am colder | suwuğuraqsayou are colder | suwuğuraqdıhe is colder | suwuğuraqbızwe are colder | suwuğuraqsızyou all are colder | suwuğuraqdılathey are colder |
| intensifier — very | bek suwuqmaI am very cold | bek suwuqsayou are very cold | bek suwuqduhe is very cold | bek suwuqbuzwe are very cold | bek suwuqsuzyou all are very cold | bek suwuqdulathey are very cold |
| superlative — most | em suwuqmaI am the coldest | em suwuqsayou are the coldest | em suwuqduhe is the coldest | em suwuqbuzwe are the coldest | em suwuqsuzyou all are the coldest | em suwuqdulathey are the coldest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden suwuqdu — "compared to me, he is cold."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki suwuqdumine is cold | seniki suwuqduyours is cold | anıqı suwuqduhis is cold | bizniki suwuqduours is cold | sizniki suwuqduyours (pl.) is cold | alanıqı suwuqdutheirs is cold |
| comparative — more | meniki suwuğuraqdımine is colder | seniki suwuğuraqdıyours is colder | anıqı suwuğuraqdıhis is colder | bizniki suwuğuraqdıours is colder | sizniki suwuğuraqdıyours (pl.) is colder | alanıqı suwuğuraqdıtheirs is colder |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek suwuqdumine is very cold | seniki bek suwuqduyours is very cold | anıqı bek suwuqduhis is very cold | bizniki bek suwuqduours is very cold | sizniki bek suwuqduyours (pl.) is very cold | alanıqı bek suwuqdutheirs is very cold |
| superlative — most | meniki em suwuqdumine is the coldest | seniki em suwuqduyours is the coldest | anıqı em suwuqduhis is the coldest | bizniki em suwuqduours is the coldest | sizniki em suwuqduyours (pl.) is the coldest | alanıqı em suwuqdutheirs is the coldest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile suwuqdulamine are cold | senikile suwuqdulayours are cold | anıqıla suwuqdulahis are cold | biznikile suwuqdulaours are cold | siznikile suwuqdulayours (pl.) are cold | alanıqıla suwuqdulatheirs are cold |
| comparative — more | menikile suwuğuraqdılamine are colder | senikile suwuğuraqdılayours are colder | anıqıla suwuğuraqdılahis are colder | biznikile suwuğuraqdılaours are colder | siznikile suwuğuraqdılayours (pl.) are colder | alanıqıla suwuğuraqdılatheirs are colder |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek suwuqdulamine are very cold | senikile bek suwuqdulayours are very cold | anıqıla bek suwuqdulahis are very cold | biznikile bek suwuqdulaours are very cold | siznikile bek suwuqdulayours (pl.) are very cold | alanıqıla bek suwuqdulatheirs are very cold |
| superlative — most | menikile em suwuqdulamine are the coldest | senikile em suwuqdulayours are the coldest | anıqıla em suwuqdulahis are the coldest | biznikile em suwuqdulaours are the coldest | siznikile em suwuqdulayours (pl.) are the coldest | alanıqıla em suwuqdulatheirs are the coldest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu suwuqdu, bıla suwuqdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | suwuqthe cold | suwuğummy cold | suwuğuŋyour cold | suwuğuhis cold | suwuğubuzour cold | suwuğuğuzyou all's cold | suwuqlarıtheir colds |
| Genitive | suwuqnuthe cold's | suwuğumumy cold's | suwuğuŋuyour cold's | suwuğunuhis cold's | suwuğubuznuour cold's | suwuğuğuznuyou all's cold's | suwuqlarınıtheir colds' |
| Accusative | suwuqnuthe cold (as the object) | suwuğumumy cold (as the object) | suwuğuŋuyour cold (as the object) | suwuğunhis cold (as the object) | suwuğubuznuour cold (as the object) | suwuğuğuznuyou all's cold (as the object) | suwuqlarıntheir colds (as the object) |
| Dative | suwuqğato the cold | suwuğumato my cold | suwuğuŋato your cold | suwuğunato his cold | suwuğubuzğato our cold | suwuğuğuzğato you all's cold | suwuqlarınato their colds |
| Locative | suwuqdain / at the cold | suwuğumdain / at my cold | suwuğuŋdain / at your cold | suwuğundain / at his cold | suwuğubuzdain / at our cold | suwuğuğuzdain / at you all's cold | suwuqlarındain / at their colds |
| Ablative | suwuqdanfrom the cold | suwuğumdanfrom my cold | suwuğuŋdanfrom your cold | suwuğundanfrom his cold | suwuğubuzdanfrom our cold | suwuğuğuzdanfrom you all's cold | suwuqlarındanfrom their colds |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | suwuqlathe colds | suwuqlarımmy colds | suwuqlarıŋyour colds | suwuqlarıhis colds | suwuqlarıbızour colds | suwuqlarığızyou all's colds | suwuqlarıtheir colds |
| Genitive | suwuqlanıthe colds' | suwuqlarımımy colds' | suwuqlarıŋıyour colds' | suwuqlarınıhis colds' | suwuqlarıbıznıour colds' | suwuqlarığıznıyou all's colds' | suwuqlarınıtheir colds' |
| Accusative | suwuqlanıthe colds (as the object) | suwuqlarımımy colds (as the object) | suwuqlarıŋıyour colds (as the object) | suwuqlarınhis colds (as the object) | suwuqlarıbıznıour colds (as the object) | suwuqlarığıznıyou all's colds (as the object) | suwuqlarıntheir colds (as the object) |
| Dative | suwuqlağato the colds | suwuqlarımato my colds | suwuqlarıŋato your colds | suwuqlarınato his colds | suwuqlarıbızğato our colds | suwuqlarığızğato you all's colds | suwuqlarınato their colds |
| Locative | suwuqladain / at the colds | suwuqlarımdain / at my colds | suwuqlarıŋdain / at your colds | suwuqlarındain / at his colds | suwuqlarıbızdain / at our colds | suwuqlarığızdain / at you all's colds | suwuqlarındain / at their colds |
| Ablative | suwuqladanfrom the colds | suwuqlarımdanfrom my colds | suwuqlarıŋdanfrom your colds | suwuqlarındanfrom his colds | suwuqlarıbızdanfrom our colds | suwuqlarığızdanfrom you all's colds | suwuqlarındanfrom their colds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: suwuqları can mean "his / her colds", "their cold", or "their colds" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.