tegerey

/teɡerej/

1. (adj.) sturdy, strong — Used of mail armor: tegerey kübe "sturdy coat of mail". Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 cites it from folk poetry and marks it Karachay.

tegerey kübe — sturdy mail armor
çepken tegerey kübeden bek boldu — the coat turned out stronger than sturdy mail armor
bu tegerey kübe — this sturdy mail armor
men tegerey kübe kiydim — I put on sturdy mail armor
sen tegerey kübe kiydiŋ — you put on sturdy mail armor
tegerey kübeden bek boldu — turned out stronger than sturdy mail armor

2. (adj.) dense — Used of felt cloaks: tegerey jamçı "a dense felt cloak that keeps out the rain".

tegerey jamçı — a dense felt cloak
bu tegerey jamçı — this dense felt cloak
men tegerey jamçı kiydim — I put on a dense felt cloak
sen tegerey jamçı kiydiŋ — you put on a dense felt cloak

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — tegerey
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	tegereymeI am sturdy	tegereyseyou are sturdy	tegereydihe is sturdy	tegereybizwe are sturdy	tegereysizyou all are sturdy	tegereydilethey are sturdy
comparative — more	tegereyirekmeI am sturdier	tegereyirekseyou are sturdier	tegereyirekdihe is sturdier	tegereyirekbizwe are sturdier	tegereyireksizyou all are sturdier	tegereyirekdilethey are sturdier
intensifier — very	bek tegereymeI am very sturdy	bek tegereyseyou are very sturdy	bek tegereydihe is very sturdy	bek tegereybizwe are very sturdy	bek tegereysizyou all are very sturdy	bek tegereydilethey are very sturdy
superlative — most	em tegereymeI am the sturdiest	em tegereyseyou are the sturdiest	em tegereydihe is the sturdiest	em tegereybizwe are the sturdiest	em tegereysizyou all are the sturdiest	em tegereydilethey are the sturdiest

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden tegereydi — "compared to me, he is sturdy."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — tegerey
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki tegereydimine is sturdy	seniki tegereydiyours is sturdy	anıqı tegereydihis is sturdy	bizniki tegereydiours is sturdy	sizniki tegereydiyours (pl.) is sturdy	alanıqı tegereyditheirs is sturdy
comparative — more	meniki tegereyirekdimine is sturdier	seniki tegereyirekdiyours is sturdier	anıqı tegereyirekdihis is sturdier	bizniki tegereyirekdiours is sturdier	sizniki tegereyirekdiyours (pl.) is sturdier	alanıqı tegereyirekditheirs is sturdier
intensifier — very	meniki bek tegereydimine is very sturdy	seniki bek tegereydiyours is very sturdy	anıqı bek tegereydihis is very sturdy	bizniki bek tegereydiours is very sturdy	sizniki bek tegereydiyours (pl.) is very sturdy	alanıqı bek tegereyditheirs is very sturdy
superlative — most	meniki em tegereydimine is the sturdiest	seniki em tegereydiyours is the sturdiest	anıqı em tegereydihis is the sturdiest	bizniki em tegereydiours is the sturdiest	sizniki em tegereydiyours (pl.) is the sturdiest	alanıqı em tegereyditheirs is the sturdiest

Several things

Several things — tegerey
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile tegereydilemine are sturdy	senikile tegereydileyours are sturdy	anıqıla tegereydilehis are sturdy	biznikile tegereydileours are sturdy	siznikile tegereydileyours (pl.) are sturdy	alanıqıla tegereydiletheirs are sturdy
comparative — more	menikile tegereyirekdilemine are sturdier	senikile tegereyirekdileyours are sturdier	anıqıla tegereyirekdilehis are sturdier	biznikile tegereyirekdileours are sturdier	siznikile tegereyirekdileyours (pl.) are sturdier	alanıqıla tegereyirekdiletheirs are sturdier
intensifier — very	menikile bek tegereydilemine are very sturdy	senikile bek tegereydileyours are very sturdy	anıqıla bek tegereydilehis are very sturdy	biznikile bek tegereydileours are very sturdy	siznikile bek tegereydileyours (pl.) are very sturdy	alanıqıla bek tegereydiletheirs are very sturdy
superlative — most	menikile em tegereydilemine are the sturdiest	senikile em tegereydileyours are the sturdiest	anıqıla em tegereydilehis are the sturdiest	biznikile em tegereydileours are the sturdiest	siznikile em tegereydileyours (pl.) are the sturdiest	alanıqıla em tegereydiletheirs are the sturdiest

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu tegereydi, bıla tegereydile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".