topuraqbaş
/topuraqbaʃ/
earthen-roofed, having an earthen roof, roofed with earth (of a house)
- topuraqbaş üy — an earthen-roofed house
- topuraqbaş üyüne kirdi — went into his earthen-roofed house
- topuraqbaş üyde kişi juqlaydı — a man is sleeping in an earthen-roofed house
- topuraqbaş üyleni qorata başlarğa kerekbiz — we must start pulling down the earthen-roofed houses
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | topuraqbaşmaI am having an earthen roof | topuraqbaşsayou are having an earthen roof | topuraqbaşdıhe is having an earthen roof | topuraqbaşbızwe are having an earthen roof | topuraqbaşsızyou all are having an earthen roof | topuraqbaşdılathey are having an earthen roof |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden topuraqbaşdı — "compared to me, he is having an earthen roof."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki topuraqbaşdımine is having an earthen roof | seniki topuraqbaşdıyours is having an earthen roof | anıqı topuraqbaşdıhis is having an earthen roof | bizniki topuraqbaşdıours is having an earthen roof | sizniki topuraqbaşdıyours (pl.) is having an earthen roof | alanıqı topuraqbaşdıtheirs is having an earthen roof |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile topuraqbaşdılamine are having an earthen roof | senikile topuraqbaşdılayours are having an earthen roof | anıqıla topuraqbaşdılahis are having an earthen roof | biznikile topuraqbaşdılaours are having an earthen roof | siznikile topuraqbaşdılayours (pl.) are having an earthen roof | alanıqıla topuraqbaşdılatheirs are having an earthen roof |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu topuraqbaşdı, bıla topuraqbaşdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".