torflu
/torflu/
peaty, containing peat; peat — Used in torflu mırdı "peat bog".
- torflu mırdı — peat bog
- bu torflu jerdi — this is peaty ground
- el qatında torflu mırdıla bardıla — there are peat bogs near the village
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | torflumaI am peaty | torflusayou are peaty | torfluduhe is peaty | torflubuzwe are peaty | torflusuzyou all are peaty | torfludulathey are peaty |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden torfludu — "compared to me, he is peaty."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki torfludumine is peaty | seniki torfluduyours is peaty | anıqı torfluduhis is peaty | bizniki torfluduours is peaty | sizniki torfluduyours (pl.) is peaty | alanıqı torfludutheirs is peaty |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile torfludulamine are peaty | senikile torfludulayours are peaty | anıqıla torfludulahis are peaty | biznikile torfludulaours are peaty | siznikile torfludulayours (pl.) are peaty | alanıqıla torfludulatheirs are peaty |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu torfludu, bıla torfludula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".