taw-mağadan
/taw-maʁadan/
mining, ore-mining — Used before another noun, as in taw-mağadan kombinat "mining and ore-processing plant". one source
- taw-mağadan kombinat — mining and ore-processing plant
- taw-mağadan işçile — mining workers
- atam taw-mağadan işde işlegendi — my father worked in mining
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | taw-mağadanmaI am mining | taw-mağadansayou are mining | taw-mağadandıhe is mining | taw-mağadanbızwe are mining | taw-mağadansızyou all are mining | taw-mağadandılathey are mining |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden taw-mağadandı — "compared to me, he is mining."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki taw-mağadandımine is mining | seniki taw-mağadandıyours is mining | anıqı taw-mağadandıhis is mining | bizniki taw-mağadandıours is mining | sizniki taw-mağadandıyours (pl.) is mining | alanıqı taw-mağadandıtheirs is mining |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile taw-mağadandılamine are mining | senikile taw-mağadandılayours are mining | anıqıla taw-mağadandılahis are mining | biznikile taw-mağadandılaours are mining | siznikile taw-mağadandılayours (pl.) are mining | alanıqıla taw-mağadandılatheirs are mining |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu taw-mağadandı, bıla taw-mağadandıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".