tamaşa
/tamaʃa/ · plural tamaşala
1. wonderful, amazing, extraordinary, marvelous, splendid
- tamaşa iş — an amazing deed
- tamaşa zat kördüm — I saw a wonderful thing
- tamaşa jigitlik — amazing bravery
- bir tamaşa hapar aytayım — let me tell a wonderful story
- qralıbız tamaşa işle etedi — our country does amazing things
- tamaşa iş etgendi ol jaş — that young man did an amazing thing
- taw başında tamaşa köl köründü — an amazing lake appeared atop the mountain
- tamaşa haparğa tıŋlab quwandıq — we rejoiced listening to the wonderful tale
2. wonder, marvel, spectacle, curiosity
- ol tamaşağa qarab turduq — we stood watching that spectacle
- bir tamaşa körgüzteyim men sizge — let me show you a wonder
- bu tamaşağa qarağız — look at this marvel
- awuzubuznu açıb, tamaşağa qarab turabız — with our mouths open, we are watching the spectacle
- tawlada ullu tamaşa kördük — we saw a great marvel in the mountains
- duniyada tamaşala köb bolur — there are many wonders in the world
3. interest, fascination, admiration — Common with bolurğa "be amazed, be fascinated" and eterge "amaze, fascinate".
- men tamaşa boldum — I was amazed
- sabiyle tamaşa boldula — the children were amazed
- tögeregine qarab, tamaşa boldu — looking around, he was amazed
- tamaşa eteme — I am amazed
- tamaşağa qaldı Muhtar — Mukhtar was astonished
- ol bizni tamaşa etdi — he amazed us
4. interesting, entertaining, amusing
- tamaşadı — it is interesting
- bu kitab bek tamaşadı — this book is very interesting
5. wonderfully, amazingly, superbly; entertainingly
- tamaşa tepserge — to dance wonderfully
- tamaşa jırlarğa — to sing wonderfully
- batalon kesini borçun tamaşa tolturdu — the battalion fulfilled its duty superbly
As an adjective
Degrees
| Degree | —form |
|---|---|
| base form | tamaşawonderful |
| comparative — more | tamaşaraqmore wonderful |
| intensifier — very | bek tamaşavery wonderful |
| superlative — most | em tamaşathe most wonderful |
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki tamaşadımine is wonderful | seniki tamaşadıyours is wonderful | anıqı tamaşadıhis is wonderful | bizniki tamaşadıours is wonderful | sizniki tamaşadıyours (pl.) is wonderful | alanıqı tamaşadıtheirs is wonderful |
| comparative — more | meniki tamaşaraqdımine is more wonderful | seniki tamaşaraqdıyours is more wonderful | anıqı tamaşaraqdıhis is more wonderful | bizniki tamaşaraqdıours is more wonderful | sizniki tamaşaraqdıyours (pl.) is more wonderful | alanıqı tamaşaraqdıtheirs is more wonderful |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek tamaşadımine is very wonderful | seniki bek tamaşadıyours is very wonderful | anıqı bek tamaşadıhis is very wonderful | bizniki bek tamaşadıours is very wonderful | sizniki bek tamaşadıyours (pl.) is very wonderful | alanıqı bek tamaşadıtheirs is very wonderful |
| superlative — most | meniki em tamaşadımine is the most wonderful | seniki em tamaşadıyours is the most wonderful | anıqı em tamaşadıhis is the most wonderful | bizniki em tamaşadıours is the most wonderful | sizniki em tamaşadıyours (pl.) is the most wonderful | alanıqı em tamaşadıtheirs is the most wonderful |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile tamaşadılamine are wonderful | senikile tamaşadılayours are wonderful | anıqıla tamaşadılahis are wonderful | biznikile tamaşadılaours are wonderful | siznikile tamaşadılayours (pl.) are wonderful | alanıqıla tamaşadılatheirs are wonderful |
| comparative — more | menikile tamaşaraqdılamine are more wonderful | senikile tamaşaraqdılayours are more wonderful | anıqıla tamaşaraqdılahis are more wonderful | biznikile tamaşaraqdılaours are more wonderful | siznikile tamaşaraqdılayours (pl.) are more wonderful | alanıqıla tamaşaraqdılatheirs are more wonderful |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek tamaşadılamine are very wonderful | senikile bek tamaşadılayours are very wonderful | anıqıla bek tamaşadılahis are very wonderful | biznikile bek tamaşadılaours are very wonderful | siznikile bek tamaşadılayours (pl.) are very wonderful | alanıqıla bek tamaşadılatheirs are very wonderful |
| superlative — most | menikile em tamaşadılamine are the most wonderful | senikile em tamaşadılayours are the most wonderful | anıqıla em tamaşadılahis are the most wonderful | biznikile em tamaşadılaours are the most wonderful | siznikile em tamaşadılayours (pl.) are the most wonderful | alanıqıla em tamaşadılatheirs are the most wonderful |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu tamaşadı, bıla tamaşadıla. 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 | tamaşathe wonder | tamaşammy wonder | tamaşaŋyour wonder | tamaşasıhis wonder | tamaşabızour wonder | tamaşağızyou all's wonder | tamaşalarıtheir wonders |
| Genitive | tamaşanıthe wonder's | tamaşamımy wonder's | tamaşaŋıyour wonder's | tamaşasınıhis wonder's | tamaşabıznıour wonder's | tamaşağıznıyou all's wonder's | tamaşalarınıtheir wonders' |
| Accusative | tamaşanıthe wonder (as the object) | tamaşamımy wonder (as the object) | tamaşaŋıyour wonder (as the object) | tamaşasınhis wonder (as the object) | tamaşabıznıour wonder (as the object) | tamaşağıznıyou all's wonder (as the object) | tamaşalarıntheir wonders (as the object) |
| Dative | tamaşağato the wonder | tamaşamato my wonder | tamaşaŋato your wonder | tamaşasınato his wonder | tamaşabızğato our wonder | tamaşağızğato you all's wonder | tamaşalarınato their wonders |
| Locative | tamaşadain / at the wonder | tamaşamdain / at my wonder | tamaşaŋdain / at your wonder | tamaşasındain / at his wonder | tamaşabızdain / at our wonder | tamaşağızdain / at you all's wonder | tamaşalarındain / at their wonders |
| Ablative | tamaşadanfrom the wonder | tamaşamdanfrom my wonder | tamaşaŋdanfrom your wonder | tamaşasındanfrom his wonder | tamaşabızdanfrom our wonder | tamaşağızdanfrom you all's wonder | tamaşalarındanfrom their wonders |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tamaşalathe wonders | tamaşalarımmy wonders | tamaşalarıŋyour wonders | tamaşalarıhis wonders | tamaşalarıbızour wonders | tamaşalarığızyou all's wonders | tamaşalarıtheir wonders |
| Genitive | tamaşalanıthe wonders' | tamaşalarımımy wonders' | tamaşalarıŋıyour wonders' | tamaşalarınıhis wonders' | tamaşalarıbıznıour wonders' | tamaşalarığıznıyou all's wonders' | tamaşalarınıtheir wonders' |
| Accusative | tamaşalanıthe wonders (as the object) | tamaşalarımımy wonders (as the object) | tamaşalarıŋıyour wonders (as the object) | tamaşalarınhis wonders (as the object) | tamaşalarıbıznıour wonders (as the object) | tamaşalarığıznıyou all's wonders (as the object) | tamaşalarıntheir wonders (as the object) |
| Dative | tamaşalağato the wonders | tamaşalarımato my wonders | tamaşalarıŋato your wonders | tamaşalarınato his wonders | tamaşalarıbızğato our wonders | tamaşalarığızğato you all's wonders | tamaşalarınato their wonders |
| Locative | tamaşaladain / at the wonders | tamaşalarımdain / at my wonders | tamaşalarıŋdain / at your wonders | tamaşalarındain / at his wonders | tamaşalarıbızdain / at our wonders | tamaşalarığızdain / at you all's wonders | tamaşalarındain / at their wonders |
| Ablative | tamaşaladanfrom the wonders | tamaşalarımdanfrom my wonders | tamaşalarıŋdanfrom your wonders | tamaşalarındanfrom his wonders | tamaşalarıbızdanfrom our wonders | tamaşalarığızdanfrom you all's wonders | tamaşalarındanfrom their wonders |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tamaşaları can mean "his / her wonders", "their wonder", or "their wonders" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.