totjürek
/totdʒyrek/
1. hard-hearted, callous — Literally 'rust-hearted'. Guzeev 1996–2005 marks it colloquial and gives taşjürek 'stone-hearted' as its equivalent.
- totjürek deydile alağa — they call them hard-hearted
- sen totjürekse — you are hard-hearted
- totjürek bolma — don't be callous
2. insincere — Used in totjürek adam 'an insincere person'. one source
- totjürek adam — an insincere person
- totjürek adamğa iynanma — don't trust an insincere person
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | totjürekmeI am hard-hearted | totjürekseyou are hard-hearted | totjürekdihe is hard-hearted | totjürekbizwe are hard-hearted | totjüreksizyou all are hard-hearted | totjürekdilethey are hard-hearted |
| comparative — more | totjüregirekmeI am more hard-hearted | totjüregirekseyou are more hard-hearted | totjüregirekdihe is more hard-hearted | totjüregirekbizwe are more hard-hearted | totjüregireksizyou all are more hard-hearted | totjüregirekdilethey are more hard-hearted |
| intensifier — very | bek totjürekmeI am very hard-hearted | bek totjürekseyou are very hard-hearted | bek totjürekdihe is very hard-hearted | bek totjürekbizwe are very hard-hearted | bek totjüreksizyou all are very hard-hearted | bek totjürekdilethey are very hard-hearted |
| superlative — most | em totjürekmeI am the most hard-hearted | em totjürekseyou are the most hard-hearted | em totjürekdihe is the most hard-hearted | em totjürekbizwe are the most hard-hearted | em totjüreksizyou all are the most hard-hearted | em totjürekdilethey are the most hard-hearted |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden totjürekdi — "compared to me, he is hard-hearted."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki totjürekdimine is hard-hearted | seniki totjürekdiyours is hard-hearted | anıqı totjürekdihis is hard-hearted | bizniki totjürekdiours is hard-hearted | sizniki totjürekdiyours (pl.) is hard-hearted | alanıqı totjürekditheirs is hard-hearted |
| comparative — more | meniki totjüregirekdimine is more hard-hearted | seniki totjüregirekdiyours is more hard-hearted | anıqı totjüregirekdihis is more hard-hearted | bizniki totjüregirekdiours is more hard-hearted | sizniki totjüregirekdiyours (pl.) is more hard-hearted | alanıqı totjüregirekditheirs is more hard-hearted |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek totjürekdimine is very hard-hearted | seniki bek totjürekdiyours is very hard-hearted | anıqı bek totjürekdihis is very hard-hearted | bizniki bek totjürekdiours is very hard-hearted | sizniki bek totjürekdiyours (pl.) is very hard-hearted | alanıqı bek totjürekditheirs is very hard-hearted |
| superlative — most | meniki em totjürekdimine is the most hard-hearted | seniki em totjürekdiyours is the most hard-hearted | anıqı em totjürekdihis is the most hard-hearted | bizniki em totjürekdiours is the most hard-hearted | sizniki em totjürekdiyours (pl.) is the most hard-hearted | alanıqı em totjürekditheirs is the most hard-hearted |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile totjürekdilemine are hard-hearted | senikile totjürekdileyours are hard-hearted | anıqıla totjürekdilehis are hard-hearted | biznikile totjürekdileours are hard-hearted | siznikile totjürekdileyours (pl.) are hard-hearted | alanıqıla totjürekdiletheirs are hard-hearted |
| comparative — more | menikile totjüregirekdilemine are more hard-hearted | senikile totjüregirekdileyours are more hard-hearted | anıqıla totjüregirekdilehis are more hard-hearted | biznikile totjüregirekdileours are more hard-hearted | siznikile totjüregirekdileyours (pl.) are more hard-hearted | alanıqıla totjüregirekdiletheirs are more hard-hearted |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek totjürekdilemine are very hard-hearted | senikile bek totjürekdileyours are very hard-hearted | anıqıla bek totjürekdilehis are very hard-hearted | biznikile bek totjürekdileours are very hard-hearted | siznikile bek totjürekdileyours (pl.) are very hard-hearted | alanıqıla bek totjürekdiletheirs are very hard-hearted |
| superlative — most | menikile em totjürekdilemine are the most hard-hearted | senikile em totjürekdileyours are the most hard-hearted | anıqıla em totjürekdilehis are the most hard-hearted | biznikile em totjürekdileours are the most hard-hearted | siznikile em totjürekdileyours (pl.) are the most hard-hearted | alanıqıla em totjürekdiletheirs are the most hard-hearted |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu totjürekdi, bıla totjürekdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".