ters
/ters/
1. wrong, incorrect, mistaken; improper; unjust — ters jol is the wrong path; sağat ters baradı means the clock is wrong. Used as a predicate: bu tersdi means this is wrong.
- ters juwab — a wrong answer
- ters onow — a wrong decision
- bu tersdi — this is wrong
- ters jolğa keterge — to take the wrong path
- ters oyum — a wrong opinion
2. wrongly, incorrectly; unjustly — ters aŋılarğa means misunderstand; ters jazarğa means misspell.
- ters aŋılarğa — to understand wrongly
- sağat ters baradı — the clock is running wrong
- ters tergegense — you have counted wrongly
- açhanı ters sanaw — counting the money wrongly
- ters jarı — in the wrong direction
3. guilty, at fault, in the wrong — tersge sanarğa means find someone guilty, blame someone.
- ters adam — a guilty person
- bu işde ol ters edi — he was at fault in this matter
- men kesim ters bolurma — I myself must be at fault
- ol kesi tersdi — he himself is to blame
- birewnü tersge sanaw — finding someone guilty
4. culprit, offender, wrongdoer — tersni ayıbına joluqdururğa means punish the guilty one.
- tersni ayıbına joluqdururğa — to punish the culprit
- tersni jağı joq — the wrongdoer has no defender
- tersge keç — forgive the wrongdoer
5. reverse, opposite, on the other side — qumaçnı ters janı is the wrong side of a fabric; açhanı ters janı is the reverse of a coin.
- açhanı ters janı — the reverse side of a coin
- qumaçnı ters janı — the reverse side of cloth
- ters jağa — the opposite bank
6. against, contrary to — ters bolurğa means go against something; birewge ters qararğa means look askance at someone, be prejudiced against them.
- tüzlükge ters barğanla — those who go against justice
- birewge ters qararğa — to be prejudiced against someone
Expressions
- taşdan, ağaçdan da ters bolurğa — utterly at fault
- ters ayağından tururğa — in a bad mood
- ters köz bla qararğa — look askance at
- ters tamağına keterge — go down wrong
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | tersmeI am wrong | tersseyou are wrong | tersdihe is wrong | tersbizwe are wrong | terssizyou all are wrong | tersdilethey are wrong |
| comparative — more | tersirekmeI am more wrong | tersirekseyou are more wrong | tersirekdihe is more wrong | tersirekbizwe are more wrong | tersireksizyou all are more wrong | tersirekdilethey are more wrong |
| intensifier — very | bek tersmeI am very wrong | bek tersseyou are very wrong | bek tersdihe is very wrong | bek tersbizwe are very wrong | bek terssizyou all are very wrong | bek tersdilethey are very wrong |
| superlative — most | em tersmeI am the most wrong | em tersseyou are the most wrong | em tersdihe is the most wrong | em tersbizwe are the most wrong | em terssizyou all are the most wrong | em tersdilethey are the most wrong |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden tersdi — "compared to me, he is wrong."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki tersdimine is wrong | seniki tersdiyours is wrong | anıqı tersdihis is wrong | bizniki tersdiours is wrong | sizniki tersdiyours (pl.) is wrong | alanıqı tersditheirs is wrong |
| comparative — more | meniki tersirekdimine is more wrong | seniki tersirekdiyours is more wrong | anıqı tersirekdihis is more wrong | bizniki tersirekdiours is more wrong | sizniki tersirekdiyours (pl.) is more wrong | alanıqı tersirekditheirs is more wrong |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek tersdimine is very wrong | seniki bek tersdiyours is very wrong | anıqı bek tersdihis is very wrong | bizniki bek tersdiours is very wrong | sizniki bek tersdiyours (pl.) is very wrong | alanıqı bek tersditheirs is very wrong |
| superlative — most | meniki em tersdimine is the most wrong | seniki em tersdiyours is the most wrong | anıqı em tersdihis is the most wrong | bizniki em tersdiours is the most wrong | sizniki em tersdiyours (pl.) is the most wrong | alanıqı em tersditheirs is the most wrong |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile tersdilemine are wrong | senikile tersdileyours are wrong | anıqıla tersdilehis are wrong | biznikile tersdileours are wrong | siznikile tersdileyours (pl.) are wrong | alanıqıla tersdiletheirs are wrong |
| comparative — more | menikile tersirekdilemine are more wrong | senikile tersirekdileyours are more wrong | anıqıla tersirekdilehis are more wrong | biznikile tersirekdileours are more wrong | siznikile tersirekdileyours (pl.) are more wrong | alanıqıla tersirekdiletheirs are more wrong |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek tersdilemine are very wrong | senikile bek tersdileyours are very wrong | anıqıla bek tersdilehis are very wrong | biznikile bek tersdileours are very wrong | siznikile bek tersdileyours (pl.) are very wrong | alanıqıla bek tersdiletheirs are very wrong |
| superlative — most | menikile em tersdilemine are the most wrong | senikile em tersdileyours are the most wrong | anıqıla em tersdilehis are the most wrong | biznikile em tersdileours are the most wrong | siznikile em tersdileyours (pl.) are the most wrong | alanıqıla em tersdiletheirs are the most wrong |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu tersdi, bıla tersdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".