terk
/terk/
1. fast, quickly, swiftly, rapidly, in haste
- terk kel — come quickly
- maşina terk baradı — the car goes fast
- ol terk söleşedi — he speaks fast
- jüregim terk uradı — my heart beats fast
- jüregi asırı terk ura başladı — his heart began to beat too fast
- atlı terk çabıb ketdi — the horseman galloped away swiftly
- terk kel da mında oltur — come quickly and sit here
2. swift, rapid, fast, speedy, prompt
- terk suwla — swift rivers
- terk atlam — a swift step
- terk at jolda arımaz — a swift horse does not tire on the road
- terk ayaqlı jaş birinçi jetdi — the swift-footed youth arrived first
- terk jürüşge köçdü — it switched to a swift pace
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | terkmeI am swift | terkseyou are swift | terkdihe is swift | terkbizwe are swift | terksizyou all are swift | terkdilethey are swift |
| comparative — more | terkirekmeI am swifter | terkirekseyou are swifter | terkirekdihe is swifter | terkirekbizwe are swifter | terkireksizyou all are swifter | terkirekdilethey are swifter |
| intensifier — very | bek terkmeI am very swift | bek terkseyou are very swift | bek terkdihe is very swift | bek terkbizwe are very swift | bek terksizyou all are very swift | bek terkdilethey are very swift |
| superlative — most | em terkmeI am the swiftest | em terkseyou are the swiftest | em terkdihe is the swiftest | em terkbizwe are the swiftest | em terksizyou all are the swiftest | em terkdilethey are the swiftest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden terkdi — "compared to me, he is swift."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki terkdimine is swift | seniki terkdiyours is swift | anıqı terkdihis is swift | bizniki terkdiours is swift | sizniki terkdiyours (pl.) is swift | alanıqı terkditheirs is swift |
| comparative — more | meniki terkirekdimine is swifter | seniki terkirekdiyours is swifter | anıqı terkirekdihis is swifter | bizniki terkirekdiours is swifter | sizniki terkirekdiyours (pl.) is swifter | alanıqı terkirekditheirs is swifter |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek terkdimine is very swift | seniki bek terkdiyours is very swift | anıqı bek terkdihis is very swift | bizniki bek terkdiours is very swift | sizniki bek terkdiyours (pl.) is very swift | alanıqı bek terkditheirs is very swift |
| superlative — most | meniki em terkdimine is the swiftest | seniki em terkdiyours is the swiftest | anıqı em terkdihis is the swiftest | bizniki em terkdiours is the swiftest | sizniki em terkdiyours (pl.) is the swiftest | alanıqı em terkditheirs is the swiftest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile terkdilemine are swift | senikile terkdileyours are swift | anıqıla terkdilehis are swift | biznikile terkdileours are swift | siznikile terkdileyours (pl.) are swift | alanıqıla terkdiletheirs are swift |
| comparative — more | menikile terkirekdilemine are swifter | senikile terkirekdileyours are swifter | anıqıla terkirekdilehis are swifter | biznikile terkirekdileours are swifter | siznikile terkirekdileyours (pl.) are swifter | alanıqıla terkirekdiletheirs are swifter |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek terkdilemine are very swift | senikile bek terkdileyours are very swift | anıqıla bek terkdilehis are very swift | biznikile bek terkdileours are very swift | siznikile bek terkdileyours (pl.) are very swift | alanıqıla bek terkdiletheirs are very swift |
| superlative — most | menikile em terkdilemine are the swiftest | senikile em terkdileyours are the swiftest | anıqıla em terkdilehis are the swiftest | biznikile em terkdileours are the swiftest | siznikile em terkdileyours (pl.) are the swiftest | alanıqıla em terkdiletheirs are the swiftest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu terkdi, bıla terkdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".