tentek
/tentek/
1. foolish, half-witted, muddled
- tentek adam — a muddled person
- ol tentekdi — he is half-witted
- qatını erine tentek deydi — his wife calls her husband foolish
- bolma halqnı tentegi — don't be the people's fool
- başına ura ura tentek etdile — beating him on the head, they made him half-witted
- tentek söz — a foolish word
2. dejected, downtrodden, crushed
- tentek bolurğa — to be cast down, to be at a loss
- tentek eterge — to make someone dejected
- qız tentek bolub turadı — the girl sits there dejected
- tentek bolğandıla sağış bla — they had become dejected with worry
- hapar anı tentek etdi — the news cast him down
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | tentekmeI am foolish | tentekseyou are foolish | tentekdihe is foolish | tentekbizwe are foolish | tenteksizyou all are foolish | tentekdilethey are foolish |
| comparative — more | tentegirekmeI am more foolish | tentegirekseyou are more foolish | tentegirekdihe is more foolish | tentegirekbizwe are more foolish | tentegireksizyou all are more foolish | tentegirekdilethey are more foolish |
| intensifier — very | bek tentekmeI am very foolish | bek tentekseyou are very foolish | bek tentekdihe is very foolish | bek tentekbizwe are very foolish | bek tenteksizyou all are very foolish | bek tentekdilethey are very foolish |
| superlative — most | em tentekmeI am the most foolish | em tentekseyou are the most foolish | em tentekdihe is the most foolish | em tentekbizwe are the most foolish | em tenteksizyou all are the most foolish | em tentekdilethey are the most foolish |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden tentekdi — "compared to me, he is foolish."