tawkel
/tawkel/
1. bold, brave, courageous, daring, resolute, decisive — With eterge or bolurğa it means dare, make up one's mind: jüregim tawkel etmeydi "I cannot bring myself to do it".
- tawkel adam — a resolute person
- tawkel askerçi — a brave soldier
- tawkel jaş qıyınlıqdan qorqmaz — a resolute youth fears no difficulty
- tawkel jürek bla jolğa çıqdı — he set out on the road with a bold heart
- tawkel adam muratına jeter — a decisive person will reach his goal
- men tawkel etib sordum — I made up my mind and asked
- jüregim tawkel etmeydi — I cannot bring myself to do it
- söleşirge ua tawkel bolmadı — but he did not dare to speak
2. boldly, bravely, resolutely, decisively, unhesitatingly
- tawkel söleşirge — to speak boldly
- tawkel söleş — speak boldly
- işni tawkel başlarğa — to start the work boldly
- tawkel bas da joldan tayma — step resolutely and do not stray from the path
- tawkel söleşdi batır han allında — the hero spoke boldly before the khan
- tawkel kir işge da bitir — get down to the work decisively and finish it
3. confident, sure, assured
- tawkel juwab — a confident answer
- anı awazı tawkel edi — his voice was confident
- sen bek tawkel körünese — you look very confident
4. confidently, with assurance
- bek tawkel söleşese — you speak very confidently
- tawkel juwabla — answer confidently
- atasına tawkel qaradı — he looked confidently at his father
- biz tawkel barabız — we are walking with assurance
5. brave person, bold person
- tawkel bir ölür — the brave one dies once
- tawkelni jolu keŋ — the brave one's road is wide
- tawkelge nür janar — good fortune shines on the brave one
- tawkelni qılıç kesmez — the sword does not cut the brave one
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | tawkelmeI am resolute | tawkelseyou are resolute | tawkeldihe is resolute | tawkelbizwe are resolute | tawkelsizyou all are resolute | tawkeldilethey are resolute |
| comparative — more | tawkelirekmeI am more resolute | tawkelirekseyou are more resolute | tawkelirekdihe is more resolute | tawkelirekbizwe are more resolute | tawkelireksizyou all are more resolute | tawkelirekdilethey are more resolute |
| intensifier — very | bek tawkelmeI am very resolute | bek tawkelseyou are very resolute | bek tawkeldihe is very resolute | bek tawkelbizwe are very resolute | bek tawkelsizyou all are very resolute | bek tawkeldilethey are very resolute |
| superlative — most | em tawkelmeI am the most resolute | em tawkelseyou are the most resolute | em tawkeldihe is the most resolute | em tawkelbizwe are the most resolute | em tawkelsizyou all are the most resolute | em tawkeldilethey are the most resolute |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden tawkeldi — "compared to me, he is resolute."