töbeli
/tøbeli/
hilly, bumpy
- töbeli jer — hilly land
- bu jer töbelidi — this land is hilly
- töbeli jerge saban salma — don't plow bumpy land
- töbeliden töbenŋi aşhı — the lower one is better than the hilly one
- töbeli jerden keldik — we came from hilly land
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | töbelimeI am hilly | töbeliseyou are hilly | töbelidihe is hilly | töbelibizwe are hilly | töbelisizyou all are hilly | töbelidilethey are hilly |
| comparative — more | töbelirekmeI am hillier | töbelirekseyou are hillier | töbelirekdihe is hillier | töbelirekbizwe are hillier | töbelireksizyou all are hillier | töbelirekdilethey are hillier |
| intensifier — very | bek töbelimeI am very hilly | bek töbeliseyou are very hilly | bek töbelidihe is very hilly | bek töbelibizwe are very hilly | bek töbelisizyou all are very hilly | bek töbelidilethey are very hilly |
| superlative — most | em töbelimeI am the hilliest | em töbeliseyou are the hilliest | em töbelidihe is the hilliest | em töbelibizwe are the hilliest | em töbelisizyou all are the hilliest | em töbelidilethey are the hilliest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden töbelidi — "compared to me, he is hilly."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki töbelidimine is hilly | seniki töbelidiyours is hilly | anıqı töbelidihis is hilly | bizniki töbelidiours is hilly | sizniki töbelidiyours (pl.) is hilly | alanıqı töbeliditheirs is hilly |
| comparative — more | meniki töbelirekdimine is hillier | seniki töbelirekdiyours is hillier | anıqı töbelirekdihis is hillier | bizniki töbelirekdiours is hillier | sizniki töbelirekdiyours (pl.) is hillier | alanıqı töbelirekditheirs is hillier |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek töbelidimine is very hilly | seniki bek töbelidiyours is very hilly | anıqı bek töbelidihis is very hilly | bizniki bek töbelidiours is very hilly | sizniki bek töbelidiyours (pl.) is very hilly | alanıqı bek töbeliditheirs is very hilly |
| superlative — most | meniki em töbelidimine is the hilliest | seniki em töbelidiyours is the hilliest | anıqı em töbelidihis is the hilliest | bizniki em töbelidiours is the hilliest | sizniki em töbelidiyours (pl.) is the hilliest | alanıqı em töbeliditheirs is the hilliest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile töbelidilemine are hilly | senikile töbelidileyours are hilly | anıqıla töbelidilehis are hilly | biznikile töbelidileours are hilly | siznikile töbelidileyours (pl.) are hilly | alanıqıla töbelidiletheirs are hilly |
| comparative — more | menikile töbelirekdilemine are hillier | senikile töbelirekdileyours are hillier | anıqıla töbelirekdilehis are hillier | biznikile töbelirekdileours are hillier | siznikile töbelirekdileyours (pl.) are hillier | alanıqıla töbelirekdiletheirs are hillier |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek töbelidilemine are very hilly | senikile bek töbelidileyours are very hilly | anıqıla bek töbelidilehis are very hilly | biznikile bek töbelidileours are very hilly | siznikile bek töbelidileyours (pl.) are very hilly | alanıqıla bek töbelidiletheirs are very hilly |
| superlative — most | menikile em töbelidilemine are the hilliest | senikile em töbelidileyours are the hilliest | anıqıla em töbelidilehis are the hilliest | biznikile em töbelidileours are the hilliest | siznikile em töbelidileyours (pl.) are the hilliest | alanıqıla em töbelidiletheirs are the hilliest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu töbelidi, bıla töbelidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".