tabsız

/tabsɯz/

1. (adj.) inconvenient, uncomfortable, unsuitable, inappropriate, awkward — Also used as an adverb, "uncomfortably, inconveniently": tabsız olturduŋ "you sat uncomfortably". It covers both physical discomfort, as in tabsız şindik "an uncomfortable chair", and unsuitability, as in tabsız zaman "an inconvenient time".

tabsız şindik — an uncomfortable chair
tabsız zaman — an inconvenient time
tabsız olturduŋ — you sat uncomfortably
tabsız jerde — at an inconvenient moment
tabsız bolum — an unfavorable situation
tabsız zamanda kelgen hapar — news arriving at an awkward time
tabsız jolda at qıynalır — a horse will struggle on an inconvenient road

2. (adj.) unpleasant, troublesome, difficult — Said of a situation or a state of affairs.

tabsız hal — an unpleasant state of affairs
birewnü tabsız halğa tüşürüb — putting someone in a difficult position
bek tabsız bolumğa tüşgenbiz — we have got into a very difficult situation

3. (adj.) clumsy, inept, unwieldy — Also used as an adverb, "clumsily, ineptly": sen işni tabsız etese "you do the job clumsily".

sen işni tabsız etese — you do the work clumsily
ol işni tabsız etdi — they did the job clumsily
tabsız işlegense — you have worked clumsily

4. (adj.) bad, poor, unsuccessful, wrong; badly — Also used as an adverb: tabsız boldu "it turned out badly". tabsız söz means "an ambiguous or improper remark", and tabsız halğa tüşerge means "get into an awkward fix".

tabsız boldu — it turned out badly
ne tabsız boldu — how badly it turned out
tabsız söz — an ambiguous remark
tabsız halğa tüşerge — to get into an awkward fix
ol bir tabsızla etedi — he behaves oddly
kesigizge tabsız etmegiz — do not make things bad for yourselves

5. (adv.) tactlessly, rudely, awkwardly

tabsız juwab berdi — he answered rudely
alay tabsız söleşe turma — don't keep talking so rudely
tabsız ıçhındırdı — she blurted it out tactlessly
tabsız aytdı — he put it tactlessly

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Gochiyaeva et al. 1993 · Russian–Karachay Learner's Dictionary · meaning 1
Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 2, 5
Guzeev 2013 · Dictionary of Homonyms of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meaning 5
Khabichev (ed.) 1990 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Phrasebook · meaning 1
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · meanings 1, 2
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · meanings 1–4
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · meanings 1, 3, 4

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Degrees

Degrees — tabsız
Degree	—form
base form	tabsızinconvenient
comparative — more	tabsızıraqmore inconvenient
intensifier — very	bek tabsızvery inconvenient
superlative — most	em tabsızthe most inconvenient

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — tabsız
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki tabsızdımine is inconvenient	seniki tabsızdıyours is inconvenient	anıqı tabsızdıhis is inconvenient	bizniki tabsızdıours is inconvenient	sizniki tabsızdıyours (pl.) is inconvenient	alanıqı tabsızdıtheirs is inconvenient
comparative — more	meniki tabsızıraqdımine is more inconvenient	seniki tabsızıraqdıyours is more inconvenient	anıqı tabsızıraqdıhis is more inconvenient	bizniki tabsızıraqdıours is more inconvenient	sizniki tabsızıraqdıyours (pl.) is more inconvenient	alanıqı tabsızıraqdıtheirs is more inconvenient
intensifier — very	meniki bek tabsızdımine is very inconvenient	seniki bek tabsızdıyours is very inconvenient	anıqı bek tabsızdıhis is very inconvenient	bizniki bek tabsızdıours is very inconvenient	sizniki bek tabsızdıyours (pl.) is very inconvenient	alanıqı bek tabsızdıtheirs is very inconvenient
superlative — most	meniki em tabsızdımine is the most inconvenient	seniki em tabsızdıyours is the most inconvenient	anıqı em tabsızdıhis is the most inconvenient	bizniki em tabsızdıours is the most inconvenient	sizniki em tabsızdıyours (pl.) is the most inconvenient	alanıqı em tabsızdıtheirs is the most inconvenient

Several things

Several things — tabsız
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile tabsızdılamine are inconvenient	senikile tabsızdılayours are inconvenient	anıqıla tabsızdılahis are inconvenient	biznikile tabsızdılaours are inconvenient	siznikile tabsızdılayours (pl.) are inconvenient	alanıqıla tabsızdılatheirs are inconvenient
comparative — more	menikile tabsızıraqdılamine are more inconvenient	senikile tabsızıraqdılayours are more inconvenient	anıqıla tabsızıraqdılahis are more inconvenient	biznikile tabsızıraqdılaours are more inconvenient	siznikile tabsızıraqdılayours (pl.) are more inconvenient	alanıqıla tabsızıraqdılatheirs are more inconvenient
intensifier — very	menikile bek tabsızdılamine are very inconvenient	senikile bek tabsızdılayours are very inconvenient	anıqıla bek tabsızdılahis are very inconvenient	biznikile bek tabsızdılaours are very inconvenient	siznikile bek tabsızdılayours (pl.) are very inconvenient	alanıqıla bek tabsızdılatheirs are very inconvenient
superlative — most	menikile em tabsızdılamine are the most inconvenient	senikile em tabsızdılayours are the most inconvenient	anıqıla em tabsızdılahis are the most inconvenient	biznikile em tabsızdılaours are the most inconvenient	siznikile em tabsızdılayours (pl.) are the most inconvenient	alanıqıla em tabsızdılatheirs are the most inconvenient

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu tabsızdı, bıla tabsızdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".