tersaqıl
/tersaqɯl/ · plural tersaqılla
1. self-willed, stubborn, contrary, refusing to be reasoned with; capricious — Commonly used in tersaqıl adam 'a stubborn person'.
- tersaqıl adam — a self-willed person
- tersaqıl bolma — don't be stubborn
- tersaqıl qılıq — a contrary temper
- alay tersaqıl bolur ediŋ — you used to be so stubborn
- tersaqıl adam tersinden tutar — a stubborn person grabs it by the wrong end
2. self-willed person, stubborn person, petty tyrant
- tersaqılnı sözü — the words of a stubborn person
- tersaqılla bla dawlaşma — don't argue with stubborn people
- tersaqıl tersinden tutar — a self-willed person grabs it by the wrong end
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | tersaqılmaI am self-willed | tersaqılsayou are self-willed | tersaqıldıhe is self-willed | tersaqılbızwe are self-willed | tersaqılsızyou all are self-willed | tersaqıldılathey are self-willed |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden tersaqıldı — "compared to me, he is self-willed."
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tersaqılthe self-willed person | tersaqılımmy self-willed person | tersaqılıŋyour self-willed person | tersaqılıhis self-willed person | tersaqılıbızour self-willed person | tersaqılığızyou all's self-willed person | tersaqıllarıtheir self-willed people |
| Genitive | tersaqılnıthe self-willed person's | tersaqılımımy self-willed person's | tersaqılıŋıyour self-willed person's | tersaqılınıhis self-willed person's | tersaqılıbıznıour self-willed person's | tersaqılığıznıyou all's self-willed person's | tersaqıllarınıtheir self-willed people's |
| Accusative | tersaqılnıthe self-willed person (as the object) | tersaqılımımy self-willed person (as the object) | tersaqılıŋıyour self-willed person (as the object) | tersaqılınhis self-willed person (as the object) | tersaqılıbıznıour self-willed person (as the object) | tersaqılığıznıyou all's self-willed person (as the object) | tersaqıllarıntheir self-willed people (as the object) |
| Dative | tersaqılğato the self-willed person | tersaqılımato my self-willed person | tersaqılıŋato your self-willed person | tersaqılınato his self-willed person | tersaqılıbızğato our self-willed person | tersaqılığızğato you all's self-willed person | tersaqıllarınato their self-willed people |
| Locative | tersaqıldain / at the self-willed person | tersaqılımdain / at my self-willed person | tersaqılıŋdain / at your self-willed person | tersaqılındain / at his self-willed person | tersaqılıbızdain / at our self-willed person | tersaqılığızdain / at you all's self-willed person | tersaqıllarındain / at their self-willed people |
| Ablative | tersaqıldanfrom the self-willed person | tersaqılımdanfrom my self-willed person | tersaqılıŋdanfrom your self-willed person | tersaqılındanfrom his self-willed person | tersaqılıbızdanfrom our self-willed person | tersaqılığızdanfrom you all's self-willed person | tersaqıllarındanfrom their self-willed people |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tersaqıllathe self-willed people | tersaqıllarımmy self-willed people | tersaqıllarıŋyour self-willed people | tersaqıllarıhis self-willed people | tersaqıllarıbızour self-willed people | tersaqıllarığızyou all's self-willed people | tersaqıllarıtheir self-willed people |
| Genitive | tersaqıllanıthe self-willed people's | tersaqıllarımımy self-willed people's | tersaqıllarıŋıyour self-willed people's | tersaqıllarınıhis self-willed people's | tersaqıllarıbıznıour self-willed people's | tersaqıllarığıznıyou all's self-willed people's | tersaqıllarınıtheir self-willed people's |
| Accusative | tersaqıllanıthe self-willed people (as the object) | tersaqıllarımımy self-willed people (as the object) | tersaqıllarıŋıyour self-willed people (as the object) | tersaqıllarınhis self-willed people (as the object) | tersaqıllarıbıznıour self-willed people (as the object) | tersaqıllarığıznıyou all's self-willed people (as the object) | tersaqıllarıntheir self-willed people (as the object) |
| Dative | tersaqıllağato the self-willed people | tersaqıllarımato my self-willed people | tersaqıllarıŋato your self-willed people | tersaqıllarınato his self-willed people | tersaqıllarıbızğato our self-willed people | tersaqıllarığızğato you all's self-willed people | tersaqıllarınato their self-willed people |
| Locative | tersaqılladain / at the self-willed people | tersaqıllarımdain / at my self-willed people | tersaqıllarıŋdain / at your self-willed people | tersaqıllarındain / at his self-willed people | tersaqıllarıbızdain / at our self-willed people | tersaqıllarığızdain / at you all's self-willed people | tersaqıllarındain / at their self-willed people |
| Ablative | tersaqılladanfrom the self-willed people | tersaqıllarımdanfrom my self-willed people | tersaqıllarıŋdanfrom your self-willed people | tersaqıllarındanfrom his self-willed people | tersaqıllarıbızdanfrom our self-willed people | tersaqıllarığızdanfrom you all's self-willed people | tersaqıllarındanfrom their self-willed people |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tersaqılları can mean "his / her self-willed people", "their self-willed person", or "their self-willed people" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tersaqılnıqıthe self-willed person's one | tersaqılnıqılathe self-willed person's ones | tersaqıllanıqıthe self-willed people's one | tersaqıllanıqılathe self-willed people's ones |
| Genitive | tersaqılnıqınıof the self-willed person's one | tersaqılnıqılanıof the self-willed person's ones | tersaqıllanıqınıof the self-willed people's one | tersaqıllanıqılanıof the self-willed people's ones |
| Accusative | tersaqılnıqınthe self-willed person's one (as the object) | tersaqılnıqılanıthe self-willed person's ones (as the object) | tersaqıllanıqınthe self-willed people's one (as the object) | tersaqıllanıqılanıthe self-willed people's ones (as the object) |
| Dative | tersaqılnıqınato the self-willed person's one | tersaqılnıqılağato the self-willed person's ones | tersaqıllanıqınato the self-willed people's one | tersaqıllanıqılağato the self-willed people's ones |
| Locative | tersaqılnıqındain / at the self-willed person's one | tersaqılnıqıladain / at the self-willed person's ones | tersaqıllanıqındain / at the self-willed people's one | tersaqıllanıqıladain / at the self-willed people's ones |
| Ablative | tersaqılnıqındanfrom the self-willed person's one | tersaqılnıqıladanfrom the self-willed person's ones | tersaqıllanıqındanfrom the self-willed people's one | tersaqıllanıqıladanfrom the self-willed people's ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.