taş jürek
/taʃ dʒyrek/
cruel, hardhearted — Literally "stone heart". Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 spell it as one word, taşjürek, and give the phrase taşjürek adam "a cruel person".
- taş jürek adam — a cruel person
- ol taş jürek adamdı — he is a cruel person
- anı atası taş jürek edi — his father was hardhearted
- taş jürek bolma — don't be hardhearted
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | taş jürekmeI am cruel | taş jürekseyou are cruel | taş jürekdihe is cruel | taş jürekbizwe are cruel | taş jüreksizyou all are cruel | taş jürekdilethey are cruel |
| comparative — more | taş jüregirekmeI am crueler | taş jüregirekseyou are crueler | taş jüregirekdihe is crueler | taş jüregirekbizwe are crueler | taş jüregireksizyou all are crueler | taş jüregirekdilethey are crueler |
| intensifier — very | bek taş jürekmeI am very cruel | bek taş jürekseyou are very cruel | bek taş jürekdihe is very cruel | bek taş jürekbizwe are very cruel | bek taş jüreksizyou all are very cruel | bek taş jürekdilethey are very cruel |
| superlative — most | em taş jürekmeI am the cruelest | em taş jürekseyou are the cruelest | em taş jürekdihe is the cruelest | em taş jürekbizwe are the cruelest | em taş jüreksizyou all are the cruelest | em taş jürekdilethey are the cruelest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden taş jürekdi — "compared to me, he is cruel."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki taş jürekdimine is cruel | seniki taş jürekdiyours is cruel | anıqı taş jürekdihis is cruel | bizniki taş jürekdiours is cruel | sizniki taş jürekdiyours (pl.) is cruel | alanıqı taş jürekditheirs is cruel |
| comparative — more | meniki taş jüregirekdimine is crueler | seniki taş jüregirekdiyours is crueler | anıqı taş jüregirekdihis is crueler | bizniki taş jüregirekdiours is crueler | sizniki taş jüregirekdiyours (pl.) is crueler | alanıqı taş jüregirekditheirs is crueler |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek taş jürekdimine is very cruel | seniki bek taş jürekdiyours is very cruel | anıqı bek taş jürekdihis is very cruel | bizniki bek taş jürekdiours is very cruel | sizniki bek taş jürekdiyours (pl.) is very cruel | alanıqı bek taş jürekditheirs is very cruel |
| superlative — most | meniki em taş jürekdimine is the cruelest | seniki em taş jürekdiyours is the cruelest | anıqı em taş jürekdihis is the cruelest | bizniki em taş jürekdiours is the cruelest | sizniki em taş jürekdiyours (pl.) is the cruelest | alanıqı em taş jürekditheirs is the cruelest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile taş jürekdilemine are cruel | senikile taş jürekdileyours are cruel | anıqıla taş jürekdilehis are cruel | biznikile taş jürekdileours are cruel | siznikile taş jürekdileyours (pl.) are cruel | alanıqıla taş jürekdiletheirs are cruel |
| comparative — more | menikile taş jüregirekdilemine are crueler | senikile taş jüregirekdileyours are crueler | anıqıla taş jüregirekdilehis are crueler | biznikile taş jüregirekdileours are crueler | siznikile taş jüregirekdileyours (pl.) are crueler | alanıqıla taş jüregirekdiletheirs are crueler |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek taş jürekdilemine are very cruel | senikile bek taş jürekdileyours are very cruel | anıqıla bek taş jürekdilehis are very cruel | biznikile bek taş jürekdileours are very cruel | siznikile bek taş jürekdileyours (pl.) are very cruel | alanıqıla bek taş jürekdiletheirs are very cruel |
| superlative — most | menikile em taş jürekdilemine are the cruelest | senikile em taş jürekdileyours are the cruelest | anıqıla em taş jürekdilehis are the cruelest | biznikile em taş jürekdileours are the cruelest | siznikile em taş jürekdileyours (pl.) are the cruelest | alanıqıla em taş jürekdiletheirs are the cruelest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu taş jürekdi, bıla taş jürekdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".