tawuqbaş
/tawuqbaʃ/
frivolous, scatterbrained, thoughtless — Literally "chicken-headed": describes someone light-minded who cannot think things through. one source
- qalay tawuqbaşdı meniki — how scatterbrained mine is
- tawuqbaş adam — a scatterbrained person
- ol tawuqbaş jaşdı — he is a frivolous boy
- Tawuqbaş bolma! — Don't be thoughtless!
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | tawuqbaşmaI am frivolous | tawuqbaşsayou are frivolous | tawuqbaşdıhe is frivolous | tawuqbaşbızwe are frivolous | tawuqbaşsızyou all are frivolous | tawuqbaşdılathey are frivolous |
| comparative — more | tawuqbaşıraqmaI am more frivolous | tawuqbaşıraqsayou are more frivolous | tawuqbaşıraqdıhe is more frivolous | tawuqbaşıraqbızwe are more frivolous | tawuqbaşıraqsızyou all are more frivolous | tawuqbaşıraqdılathey are more frivolous |
| intensifier — very | bek tawuqbaşmaI am very frivolous | bek tawuqbaşsayou are very frivolous | bek tawuqbaşdıhe is very frivolous | bek tawuqbaşbızwe are very frivolous | bek tawuqbaşsızyou all are very frivolous | bek tawuqbaşdılathey are very frivolous |
| superlative — most | em tawuqbaşmaI am the most frivolous | em tawuqbaşsayou are the most frivolous | em tawuqbaşdıhe is the most frivolous | em tawuqbaşbızwe are the most frivolous | em tawuqbaşsızyou all are the most frivolous | em tawuqbaşdılathey are the most frivolous |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden tawuqbaşdı — "compared to me, he is frivolous."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki tawuqbaşdımine is frivolous | seniki tawuqbaşdıyours is frivolous | anıqı tawuqbaşdıhis is frivolous | bizniki tawuqbaşdıours is frivolous | sizniki tawuqbaşdıyours (pl.) is frivolous | alanıqı tawuqbaşdıtheirs is frivolous |
| comparative — more | meniki tawuqbaşıraqdımine is more frivolous | seniki tawuqbaşıraqdıyours is more frivolous | anıqı tawuqbaşıraqdıhis is more frivolous | bizniki tawuqbaşıraqdıours is more frivolous | sizniki tawuqbaşıraqdıyours (pl.) is more frivolous | alanıqı tawuqbaşıraqdıtheirs is more frivolous |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek tawuqbaşdımine is very frivolous | seniki bek tawuqbaşdıyours is very frivolous | anıqı bek tawuqbaşdıhis is very frivolous | bizniki bek tawuqbaşdıours is very frivolous | sizniki bek tawuqbaşdıyours (pl.) is very frivolous | alanıqı bek tawuqbaşdıtheirs is very frivolous |
| superlative — most | meniki em tawuqbaşdımine is the most frivolous | seniki em tawuqbaşdıyours is the most frivolous | anıqı em tawuqbaşdıhis is the most frivolous | bizniki em tawuqbaşdıours is the most frivolous | sizniki em tawuqbaşdıyours (pl.) is the most frivolous | alanıqı em tawuqbaşdıtheirs is the most frivolous |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile tawuqbaşdılamine are frivolous | senikile tawuqbaşdılayours are frivolous | anıqıla tawuqbaşdılahis are frivolous | biznikile tawuqbaşdılaours are frivolous | siznikile tawuqbaşdılayours (pl.) are frivolous | alanıqıla tawuqbaşdılatheirs are frivolous |
| comparative — more | menikile tawuqbaşıraqdılamine are more frivolous | senikile tawuqbaşıraqdılayours are more frivolous | anıqıla tawuqbaşıraqdılahis are more frivolous | biznikile tawuqbaşıraqdılaours are more frivolous | siznikile tawuqbaşıraqdılayours (pl.) are more frivolous | alanıqıla tawuqbaşıraqdılatheirs are more frivolous |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek tawuqbaşdılamine are very frivolous | senikile bek tawuqbaşdılayours are very frivolous | anıqıla bek tawuqbaşdılahis are very frivolous | biznikile bek tawuqbaşdılaours are very frivolous | siznikile bek tawuqbaşdılayours (pl.) are very frivolous | alanıqıla bek tawuqbaşdılatheirs are very frivolous |
| superlative — most | menikile em tawuqbaşdılamine are the most frivolous | senikile em tawuqbaşdılayours are the most frivolous | anıqıla em tawuqbaşdılahis are the most frivolous | biznikile em tawuqbaşdılaours are the most frivolous | siznikile em tawuqbaşdılayours (pl.) are the most frivolous | alanıqıla em tawuqbaşdılatheirs are the most frivolous |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu tawuqbaşdı, bıla tawuqbaşdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".