taygalı
/tajɡalɯ/
taiga, of the taiga — Common in taygalı jer "taiga country, taiga terrain".
- taygalı jer — taiga terrain
- taygalı jerde jaşaydıla — they live in taiga country
- bu taygalı jer ulludu — this taiga land is vast
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | taygalımaI am taiga | taygalısayou are taiga | taygalıdıhe is taiga | taygalıbızwe are taiga | taygalısızyou all are taiga | taygalıdılathey are taiga |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden taygalıdı — "compared to me, he is taiga."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki taygalıdımine is taiga | seniki taygalıdıyours is taiga | anıqı taygalıdıhis is taiga | bizniki taygalıdıours is taiga | sizniki taygalıdıyours (pl.) is taiga | alanıqı taygalıdıtheirs is taiga |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile taygalıdılamine are taiga | senikile taygalıdılayours are taiga | anıqıla taygalıdılahis are taiga | biznikile taygalıdılaours are taiga | siznikile taygalıdılayours (pl.) are taiga | alanıqıla taygalıdılatheirs are taiga |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu taygalıdı, bıla taygalıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".