tikgen
/tikɡen/
past participle of tigerge →
1. sewing, tailoring — Used before a noun: tikgen maşina sewing machine, tikgen tseh tailoring shop; tikgen oyuw embroidery, embroidered pattern.
- tikgen maşina — a sewing machine
- tikgen tseh — a tailoring shop
- tikgen oyuw — embroidery, an embroidered pattern
- tikgen jawluq — an embroidered shawl
- tikgen kiyim — a tailored garment
2. who sewed — Participle of tigerge. The noun that follows names the one who did the sewing.
- kiyimni tikgen qız — the girl who sewed the garment
- tonnu tikgen usta — the craftsman who sewed the coat
- başlıq tikgen qol — the hand that sewed the hood
- tikgen adam — the person who sewed it
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | tikgenmeI am sewing | tikgenseyou are sewing | tikgendihe is sewing | tikgenbizwe are sewing | tikgensizyou all are sewing | tikgendilethey are sewing |
| comparative — more | tikgenirekmeI am more sewing | tikgenirekseyou are more sewing | tikgenirekdihe is more sewing | tikgenirekbizwe are more sewing | tikgenireksizyou all are more sewing | tikgenirekdilethey are more sewing |
| intensifier — very | bek tikgenmeI am very sewing | bek tikgenseyou are very sewing | bek tikgendihe is very sewing | bek tikgenbizwe are very sewing | bek tikgensizyou all are very sewing | bek tikgendilethey are very sewing |
| superlative — most | em tikgenmeI am the most sewing | em tikgenseyou are the most sewing | em tikgendihe is the most sewing | em tikgenbizwe are the most sewing | em tikgensizyou all are the most sewing | em tikgendilethey are the most sewing |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden tikgendi — "compared to me, he is sewing."
Which reading? Look at what follows.
| tikgen + noun | the one who sews (the noun is the doer) |
|---|---|
| tikgen + noun with an owner ending | the thing someone sews |
| tikgeni, nothing after | what someone sews |
| tikgeni under bilirge, körürge | that someone sews |
With an owner
| my | tikgenimmy having sewn |
|---|---|
| your | tikgeniŋyour having sewn |
| his / her | tikgenihis / her having sewn |
| our | tikgenibizour having sewn |
| you all's | tikgenigizyou all's having sewn |
| their | tikgenleritheir having sewn |
Cases with an owner
The endings on tikgeni, the form with a third-person owner. Every other owner takes the same six.
| nominative | tikgenihis / her having sewn |
|---|---|
| genitive | tikgeninihis / her having sewn's |
| accusative | tikgeninhis / her having sewn |
| dative | tikgenineto his / her having sewn |
| locative | tikgenindewhen he / she sewed |
| ablative | tikgenindenafter he / she sewed |
Negative
| the negative | tikmegenthe one that didn't sew |
|---|---|
| his / her | tikmegenihis / her not having sewn |