tiziwün
/tiziwyn/
1. neat, tidy, orderly (of a person or thing) — tiziwün qızçıq a neat, tidy girl; tiziwün zat a tidy, well-kept thing.
- tiziwün qızçıq — a neat girl
- tiziwün sabiyle — neat children
- tiziwün zat — a tidy thing
- anı üyü tiziwündü — her house is tidy
2. decent, respectable, proper
- tiziwün adam — a decent person
- ol tiziwün adamdı — he is a respectable person
3. properly, as one should, in order — ol tiziwün hapar ayta da bilmeydi he can't even tell a story properly.
- haparıŋı tiziwün ayt — tell your story properly
- tiziwün işley bilgen — who knows how to work properly
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | tiziwünmeI am neat | tiziwünseyou are neat | tiziwündühe is neat | tiziwünbüzwe are neat | tiziwünsüzyou all are neat | tiziwündülethey are neat |
| comparative — more | tiziwünürekmeI am neater | tiziwünürekseyou are neater | tiziwünürekdihe is neater | tiziwünürekbizwe are neater | tiziwünüreksizyou all are neater | tiziwünürekdilethey are neater |
| intensifier — very | bek tiziwünmeI am very neat | bek tiziwünseyou are very neat | bek tiziwündühe is very neat | bek tiziwünbüzwe are very neat | bek tiziwünsüzyou all are very neat | bek tiziwündülethey are very neat |
| superlative — most | em tiziwünmeI am the neatest | em tiziwünseyou are the neatest | em tiziwündühe is the neatest | em tiziwünbüzwe are the neatest | em tiziwünsüzyou all are the neatest | em tiziwündülethey are the neatest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden tiziwündü — "compared to me, he is neat."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki tiziwündümine is neat | seniki tiziwündüyours is neat | anıqı tiziwündühis is neat | bizniki tiziwündüours is neat | sizniki tiziwündüyours (pl.) is neat | alanıqı tiziwündütheirs is neat |
| comparative — more | meniki tiziwünürekdimine is neater | seniki tiziwünürekdiyours is neater | anıqı tiziwünürekdihis is neater | bizniki tiziwünürekdiours is neater | sizniki tiziwünürekdiyours (pl.) is neater | alanıqı tiziwünürekditheirs is neater |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek tiziwündümine is very neat | seniki bek tiziwündüyours is very neat | anıqı bek tiziwündühis is very neat | bizniki bek tiziwündüours is very neat | sizniki bek tiziwündüyours (pl.) is very neat | alanıqı bek tiziwündütheirs is very neat |
| superlative — most | meniki em tiziwündümine is the neatest | seniki em tiziwündüyours is the neatest | anıqı em tiziwündühis is the neatest | bizniki em tiziwündüours is the neatest | sizniki em tiziwündüyours (pl.) is the neatest | alanıqı em tiziwündütheirs is the neatest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile tiziwündülemine are neat | senikile tiziwündüleyours are neat | anıqıla tiziwündülehis are neat | biznikile tiziwündüleours are neat | siznikile tiziwündüleyours (pl.) are neat | alanıqıla tiziwündületheirs are neat |
| comparative — more | menikile tiziwünürekdilemine are neater | senikile tiziwünürekdileyours are neater | anıqıla tiziwünürekdilehis are neater | biznikile tiziwünürekdileours are neater | siznikile tiziwünürekdileyours (pl.) are neater | alanıqıla tiziwünürekdiletheirs are neater |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek tiziwündülemine are very neat | senikile bek tiziwündüleyours are very neat | anıqıla bek tiziwündülehis are very neat | biznikile bek tiziwündüleours are very neat | siznikile bek tiziwündüleyours (pl.) are very neat | alanıqıla bek tiziwündületheirs are very neat |
| superlative — most | menikile em tiziwündülemine are the neatest | senikile em tiziwündüleyours are the neatest | anıqıla em tiziwündülehis are the neatest | biznikile em tiziwündüleours are the neatest | siznikile em tiziwündüleyours (pl.) are the neatest | alanıqıla em tiziwündületheirs are the neatest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu tiziwündü, bıla tiziwündüle. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".