teli
/teli/ · plural telile
1. foolish, silly, senseless, unwise
- teli jaş — a silly boy
- teli aqıl — a foolish thought
- ol teli tüldü — he is not foolish
- sendenmi telime? — am I more foolish than you?
- teli soruwla — foolish questions
- teli adam qazağa tüşer — a foolish person falls into trouble
- teli söz aythan aqıllı sanalmaz — one who says foolish words is not considered wise
- teli qaram — a foolish look
2. fool, simpleton
- çiy teli — a complete fool
- Soltan çiy teli bolğandı — Soltan has become a complete fool
- telini işi sağışsız — a fool's deed is thoughtless
- telini aqıllı etgen jer joqdu — there is no place that makes a fool wise
- telini aythanına küldüle — they laughed at what the fool said
3. insane, mentally deranged
- teli bolurğa — to go insane
- teli boluw — insanity, going insane
- ol teli bolğandı — he has gone insane
- anı teli etdile — they drove him insane
- teli adam — a mentally deranged person
4. madman, lunatic
- teli kibik qıçırdı — he shouted like a madman
- teliden qaçdıla — they fled from the madman
- telige uşaydı — he resembles a madman
5. foolishly, stupidly, thoughtlessly
- ol teli söleşdi — he spoke foolishly
- teli söleşiw — speaking thoughtlessly
- teli ışarıw — smiling foolishly
- teli açıwlanıw — becoming angry thoughtlessly
6. excessive, exceptional
- teli baylıq — excessive wealth
Expressions
- çiy telidi — utter fool
- senden da men teli — I'm the bigger fool
- it telisi suwdan börek izlegença — vain hope
- teli awruw — typhus
As an adjective
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | telidihe is foolish | telidilethey are foolish | ||||
| comparative — more | telirekdihe is more foolish | telirekdilethey are more foolish | ||||
| intensifier — very | bek telidihe is very foolish | bek telidilethey are very foolish | ||||
| superlative — most | em telidihe is the most foolish | em telidilethey are the most foolish |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden telidi — "compared to me, he is foolish."
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | telithe fool | telimmy fool | teliŋyour fool | telisihis fool | telibizour fool | teligizyou all's fool | telileritheir fools |
| Genitive | telinithe fool's | telimimy fool's | teliŋiyour fool's | telisinihis fool's | telibizniour fool's | teligizniyou all's fool's | telilerinitheir fools' |
| Accusative | telinithe fool (as the object) | telimimy fool (as the object) | teliŋiyour fool (as the object) | telisinhis fool (as the object) | telibizniour fool (as the object) | teligizniyou all's fool (as the object) | telilerintheir fools (as the object) |
| Dative | teligeto the fool | telimeto my fool | teliŋeto your fool | telisineto his fool | telibizgeto our fool | teligizgeto you all's fool | telilerineto their fools |
| Locative | telidein / at the fool | telimdein / at my fool | teliŋdein / at your fool | telisindein / at his fool | telibizdein / at our fool | teligizdein / at you all's fool | telilerindein / at their fools |
| Ablative | telidenfrom the fool | telimdenfrom my fool | teliŋdenfrom your fool | telisindenfrom his fool | telibizdenfrom our fool | teligizdenfrom you all's fool | telilerindenfrom their fools |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | telilethe fools | telilerimmy fools | telileriŋyour fools | telilerihis fools | telileribizour fools | telilerigizyou all's fools | telileritheir fools |
| Genitive | telilenithe fools' | telilerimimy fools' | telileriŋiyour fools' | telilerinihis fools' | telileribizniour fools' | telilerigizniyou all's fools' | telilerinitheir fools' |
| Accusative | telilenithe fools (as the object) | telilerimimy fools (as the object) | telileriŋiyour fools (as the object) | telilerinhis fools (as the object) | telileribizniour fools (as the object) | telilerigizniyou all's fools (as the object) | telilerintheir fools (as the object) |
| Dative | telilegeto the fools | telilerimeto my fools | telileriŋeto your fools | telilerineto his fools | telileribizgeto our fools | telilerigizgeto you all's fools | telilerineto their fools |
| Locative | teliledein / at the fools | telilerimdein / at my fools | telileriŋdein / at your fools | telilerindein / at his fools | telileribizdein / at our fools | telilerigizdein / at you all's fools | telilerindein / at their fools |
| Ablative | teliledenfrom the fools | telilerimdenfrom my fools | telileriŋdenfrom your fools | telilerindenfrom his fools | telileribizdenfrom our fools | telilerigizdenfrom you all's fools | telilerindenfrom their fools |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: telileri can mean "his / her fools", "their fool", or "their fools" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | telinikithe fool's one | telinikilethe fool's ones | telilenikithe fools' one | telilenikilethe fools' ones |
| Genitive | telinikiniof the fool's one | telinikileniof the fool's ones | telilenikiniof the fools' one | telilenikileniof the fools' ones |
| Accusative | telinikinthe fool's one (as the object) | telinikilenithe fool's ones (as the object) | telilenikinthe fools' one (as the object) | telilenikilenithe fools' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | telinikineto the fool's one | telinikilegeto the fool's ones | telilenikineto the fools' one | telilenikilegeto the fools' ones |
| Locative | telinikindein / at the fool's one | telinikiledein / at the fool's ones | telilenikindein / at the fools' one | telilenikiledein / at the fools' ones |
| Ablative | telinikindenfrom the fool's one | telinikiledenfrom the fool's ones | telilenikindenfrom the fools' one | telilenikiledenfrom the fools' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.