tüppe-tüz
/typpe-tyz/
1. completely straight, perfectly even, perfectly level — The intensive form of tüz, as in tüppe-tüz jol "a perfectly level road".
- tüppe-tüz jol — a perfectly level road
- tüppe-tüz butçuqların açıthınçı qısdı — she pressed her perfectly straight little legs together until they hurt
- Oram tüppe-tüzdü — The street is perfectly straight
2. quite right, absolutely correct — As in tüppe-tüz söz "words that are absolutely right".
- tüppe-tüz söz — absolutely correct words
- ol tüppe-tüzdü — that is absolutely right
- Tüppe-tüzdü, Biyaslan, aythanıŋ — What you said is absolutely right, Biyaslan
3. absolutely correctly, quite rightly — Used mostly with verbs of speaking, as in tüppe-tüz aytasız "you are saying exactly the right thing".
- tüppe-tüz aytadı — he speaks absolutely correctly
- tüppe-tüz ayta turasa — you are speaking quite rightly
- Ollahiy-billyahiy tüppe-tüz aytadıla — By God, they are speaking absolutely correctly
4. perfectly straight, straight ahead, perfectly evenly
- tüppe-tüz baradı — goes straight ahead
- burulmay, tüppe-tüz baradı — without turning, goes straight ahead
- Tüppe-tüz bar! — Go straight ahead!
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | tüppe-tüzmeI am completely straight | tüppe-tüzseyou are completely straight | tüppe-tüzdühe is completely straight | tüppe-tüzbüzwe are completely straight | tüppe-tüzsüzyou all are completely straight | tüppe-tüzdülethey are completely straight |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden tüppe-tüzdü — "compared to me, he is completely straight."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki tüppe-tüzdümine is completely straight | seniki tüppe-tüzdüyours is completely straight | anıqı tüppe-tüzdühis is completely straight | bizniki tüppe-tüzdüours is completely straight | sizniki tüppe-tüzdüyours (pl.) is completely straight | alanıqı tüppe-tüzdütheirs is completely straight |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile tüppe-tüzdülemine are completely straight | senikile tüppe-tüzdüleyours are completely straight | anıqıla tüppe-tüzdülehis are completely straight | biznikile tüppe-tüzdüleours are completely straight | siznikile tüppe-tüzdüleyours (pl.) are completely straight | alanıqıla tüppe-tüzdületheirs are completely straight |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu tüppe-tüzdü, bıla tüppe-tüzdüle. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".