taqıl
/taqɯl/
good, fine, better, best — Often means “better” or “the best” on its own, without a comparative ending, and is common as a predicate: bu andan taqıldı “this one is better than that one”.
- bu andan taqıldı — this one is better than that one
- biri birinden taqıl — one better than the other
- qonaqğa qoylanı em taqılın keserbiz — for the guest we will slaughter the best of the sheep
- awruğan bir kesek taqıl bolğandı — the sick man has become somewhat better
Expressions
- mayıl grawdan az taqıl — slightly better
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | taqılmaI am good | taqılsayou are good | taqıldıhe is good | taqılbızwe are good | taqılsızyou all are good | taqıldılathey are good |
| comparative — more | taqılıraqmaI am better | taqılıraqsayou are better | taqılıraqdıhe is better | taqılıraqbızwe are better | taqılıraqsızyou all are better | taqılıraqdılathey are better |
| intensifier — very | bek taqılmaI am very good | bek taqılsayou are very good | bek taqıldıhe is very good | bek taqılbızwe are very good | bek taqılsızyou all are very good | bek taqıldılathey are very good |
| superlative — most | em taqılmaI am the best | em taqılsayou are the best | em taqıldıhe is the best | em taqılbızwe are the best | em taqılsızyou all are the best | em taqıldılathey are the best |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden taqıldı — "compared to me, he is good."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki taqıldımine is good | seniki taqıldıyours is good | anıqı taqıldıhis is good | bizniki taqıldıours is good | sizniki taqıldıyours (pl.) is good | alanıqı taqıldıtheirs is good |
| comparative — more | meniki taqılıraqdımine is better | seniki taqılıraqdıyours is better | anıqı taqılıraqdıhis is better | bizniki taqılıraqdıours is better | sizniki taqılıraqdıyours (pl.) is better | alanıqı taqılıraqdıtheirs is better |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek taqıldımine is very good | seniki bek taqıldıyours is very good | anıqı bek taqıldıhis is very good | bizniki bek taqıldıours is very good | sizniki bek taqıldıyours (pl.) is very good | alanıqı bek taqıldıtheirs is very good |
| superlative — most | meniki em taqıldımine is the best | seniki em taqıldıyours is the best | anıqı em taqıldıhis is the best | bizniki em taqıldıours is the best | sizniki em taqıldıyours (pl.) is the best | alanıqı em taqıldıtheirs is the best |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile taqıldılamine are good | senikile taqıldılayours are good | anıqıla taqıldılahis are good | biznikile taqıldılaours are good | siznikile taqıldılayours (pl.) are good | alanıqıla taqıldılatheirs are good |
| comparative — more | menikile taqılıraqdılamine are better | senikile taqılıraqdılayours are better | anıqıla taqılıraqdılahis are better | biznikile taqılıraqdılaours are better | siznikile taqılıraqdılayours (pl.) are better | alanıqıla taqılıraqdılatheirs are better |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek taqıldılamine are very good | senikile bek taqıldılayours are very good | anıqıla bek taqıldılahis are very good | biznikile bek taqıldılaours are very good | siznikile bek taqıldılayours (pl.) are very good | alanıqıla bek taqıldılatheirs are very good |
| superlative — most | menikile em taqıldılamine are the best | senikile em taqıldılayours are the best | anıqıla em taqıldılahis are the best | biznikile em taqıldılaours are the best | siznikile em taqıldılayours (pl.) are the best | alanıqıla em taqıldılatheirs are the best |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu taqıldı, bıla taqıldıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".