tilqaw
/tilqaw/
stammering, stuttering, tongue-tied, halting in speech
- tilqaw adam — a person who stammers
- tilqaw sabiy — a child who stammers
- tilqaw jaş — a boy who stammers
- jaşçıq tilqaw edi — the little boy had a stammer
- tilqaw söleşirge — to speak with a stammer
- ol tilqaw söleşedi — he speaks with a stammer
- tilqaw adamça — like a person who stammers
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | tilqawmaI am stammering | tilqawsayou are stammering | tilqawduhe is stammering | tilqawbuzwe are stammering | tilqawsuzyou all are stammering | tilqawdulathey are stammering |
| comparative — more | tilqawraqmaI am more stammering | tilqawraqsayou are more stammering | tilqawraqdıhe is more stammering | tilqawraqbızwe are more stammering | tilqawraqsızyou all are more stammering | tilqawraqdılathey are more stammering |
| intensifier — very | bek tilqawmaI am very stammering | bek tilqawsayou are very stammering | bek tilqawduhe is very stammering | bek tilqawbuzwe are very stammering | bek tilqawsuzyou all are very stammering | bek tilqawdulathey are very stammering |
| superlative — most | em tilqawmaI am the most stammering | em tilqawsayou are the most stammering | em tilqawduhe is the most stammering | em tilqawbuzwe are the most stammering | em tilqawsuzyou all are the most stammering | em tilqawdulathey are the most stammering |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden tilqawdu — "compared to me, he is stammering."