tüz

/tyz/ · plural tüzle

1. (adj.) right, correct, true, accurate

tüz bazman — accurate scales
tüz begim — the right decision
tüz atı — his real name
hapar tüzdü — the news is true
tüz hapar berdiŋ — you gave a true account
keterikse deydile, tüzmüdü? — they say you will leave, is it true?
art aqıl tüz boladı — the afterthought turns out to be the right one

2. (adv.) correctly, rightly, truly, accurately

tüz aŋlarğa — to understand correctly
sen tüz etdiŋ — you did right
tüz aŋlay bilmeydi — he cannot understand correctly
ho, Teyri, tüz aytasa — yes, by heaven, you speak rightly

3. (adv.) properly, as it should be

işni tüz eterge kerekdi — the work must be done properly
tüz üretseŋ sabiyni — if you teach the child properly

4. (adv.) on target, with good aim — Used of shooting, throwing or striking: tüz atadı "it shoots true".

tüz at — shoot true
tüz tiy — hit true
bek tüz atadı — it shoots very true
uşkoknu tüz atarğa küreşe edi — he was trying to shoot the gun on target

5. (adj.) straight, not crooked

tüz sız — a straight line
tüz jol — a straight road
bu tüz jol elge baradı — this straight road goes to the village
men qoluma tüz tayaq aldım — I took a straight stick in my hand

6. (adv.) straight, directly, straight ahead

tüz barırğa — to go straight
jol tüz baradı — the road goes straight
biz tüz elge bardıq — we went straight to the village
ol bizge qaramay tüz ketdi — he went straight on without looking at us

7. (adj.) level, even, flat

tüz jer — level ground
tüz qaŋa — an even board
tüz arbaz — a level yard

8. (adv.) evenly, smoothly

qaŋanı tüz jon — plane the board evenly
taşlanı tüz sal — lay the stones evenly

9. (n.) plain, level open ground, steppe

ullu tüzde qar jawa — snow is falling on the great plain
tüzde bir terek da joqdu — there is not a single tree on the plain
tüzde jaşağanla — those who live on the plain
bügeçe iynegibiz tüzde qalğandı — last night our cow was left out on the plain
tawğa minmey, tüz körünmez — without climbing the mountain, the plain is not seen
tawnu mahta da tüznü al — praise the mountain, but take the plain
jigitni ülüşü — tüzde — the hero's portion is out on the plain

10. (n.) the truth, what is right

tüzün aytırğa — to tell the truth
tüzün aytırğa kerekdi — one must tell the truth
tüzün kişi da bilmeydi — nobody knows the truth
tüznü, tersni bilirmi? — will he know right from wrong?
tüzün aythan qutulur — the one who tells the truth will get away

11. (adj.) just, fair, impartial

tüz südü — a just judge
tüz şağat — an impartial witness
bu ustaz sabiylege tüzdü — this teacher is fair to the children
tüz südü eki janŋa tıŋılaydı — a fair judge listens to both sides

12. (adv.) fairly, impartially, objectively

tüz süd eterge — to judge fairly
tamada tüz üleşmegendi — the elder has not divided it fairly
malnı egeçlerine tüz üleşdi — he divided the property fairly among his sisters
ol har kimge tüz qaraydı — he treats everyone fairly
onownu tüz eterge kerekdi — the decision must be made fairly

13. (adj.) honest, upright, selfless (fig.)

tüz kişi — an upright person
tüz innet — honest intentions
tüz boluşluq — selfless help
tüz adam ötürük aytmaydı — an honest person does not tell lies
tüznü ötmegi — the honest person's bread

14. (adv.) honestly, conscientiously, without deceit (fig.)

tüz üleşirge — to divide honestly
işge tüz qaraw — an honest attitude to work
ol işine tüz qaraydı — he treats his work conscientiously
biz har zamanda tüz işleybiz — we always work honestly
tüz işlegen adam uyalmaydı — a person who works honestly is not ashamed

15. (adj.) innocent, free from blame

men bu işde tüzme — I am innocent in this matter
süd anı tüzge sanadı — the court found him innocent
biz anı tüzge sanaybız — we consider him innocent
tüz kişige jüz kişi jaq — a hundred people take the side of the innocent
tüz kişi jüz kişini jığar — an innocent man will throw down a hundred men

16. (ptcl.) exactly, right at, precisely — Stands before a word naming a place or a time to pin it down exactly.

tüz altı sağatda — at exactly six o'clock
tüz ol zamanda — at exactly that time
tüz busağatda — right now
tüz qatında — right beside it
tüz bosağada — right at the threshold
tüz sırtıma — right on my back
tüz ol aythança — exactly as he said

17. (adj.) ordinary, simple, plain, rank-and-file — Said especially of someone who holds no rank or office (tüz askerçi "a private soldier"), and also of something plain or of no special quality.

tüz askerçi — an ordinary soldier
tüz işçi — an ordinary worker
meni atam tüz işçi edi — my father was an ordinary worker

18. (adj.) loyal, faithful — The person or promise one is loyal to stands in the dative. one source

antına tüz — true to one's oath
ata jurtha tüz — loyal to the homeland
ol teŋlerine har zamanda tüzdü — he is always loyal to his friends
men sözüme tüz bolurğa süeme — I want to stay true to my word

19. (adv.) loyally, faithfully one source

ol bizge tüz qulluq etdi — he served us faithfully
ata jurtha tüz qulluq eterge — to serve the homeland faithfully

20. (adv.) openly, frankly (fig.)

tüz ayt — speak frankly
menŋe tüz ayt, jaşırma — tell me openly, do not hide it
ol bizge tüz söleşdi — he spoke to us openly
ol har zatnı tüz aytadı — he says everything openly

21. (adj.) literal, not figurative (gram.)

tüz mağana — literal meaning
tüz mağanada em köçüw mağanada — in the literal and in the figurative meaning
söz mında tüz mağanada jürüydü — the word is used here in its literal meaning
men anı tüz mağanasın bileme — I know its literal meaning
men anı tüz mağanasın aŋılayma — I understand its literal meaning

22. (adj.) positive, admirable — Used of the hero or the characters of a story, poem or novel. one source

tüz jigit — a positive hero
bu kitabda tüz jigitle köbdüle — there are many positive heroes in this book
haparnı tüz jigiti halqına boluşadı — the story's positive hero helps his people
ustaz tüz jigitni üsünden aytdı — the teacher told about the positive hero

Expressions

qula tüz — open steppe (Collocation)
qula tüzde qalırğa — be left destitute (Idiom)
tüz bolmazğa — not right mentally (Idiom)
tüzge keterge — put on airs (Idiom)

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Sources

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Gochiyaeva et al. 1993 · Russian–Karachay Learner's Dictionary · meanings 1, 2, 5
Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1–7, 9–11, 13–16, 20, 22
Guzeev 2003 · Balkar–Russian School Dictionary · meanings 8, 12
Guzeev 2013 · Dictionary of Homonyms of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1, 2, 4–7, 9, 10, 13–17, 20, 21
Khabichev (ed.) 1990 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Phrasebook · meanings 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 11
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · meanings 1, 2, 5–7, 9, 16, 17
Otarov and Gabaeva 2000 · Russian–Balkar Explanatory Dictionary of Sectoral Vocabulary · meaning 5
Siemieniec-Gołaś 2000 · Karachay-Balkar Vocabulary of Proto-Turkic Origin · meanings 1, 2, 5–7, 9–11, 13, 15, 16
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · meanings 1–3, 5–9, 11–21
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · meanings 1, 2, 5–15
Zhulabov et al. 1997 · School Russian–Balkar Dictionary · meanings 1, 2, 5, 9, 13, 14

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As an adjective

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — tüz
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	tüzmeI am correct	tüzseyou are correct	tüzdühe is correct	tüzbüzwe are correct	tüzsüzyou all are correct	tüzdülethey are correct
comparative — more	tüzürekmeI am more correct	tüzürekseyou are more correct	tüzürekdihe is more correct	tüzürekbizwe are more correct	tüzüreksizyou all are more correct	tüzürekdilethey are more correct
intensifier — very	bek tüzmeI am very correct	bek tüzseyou are very correct	bek tüzdühe is very correct	bek tüzbüzwe are very correct	bek tüzsüzyou all are very correct	bek tüzdülethey are very correct
superlative — most	em tüzmeI am the most correct	em tüzseyou are the most correct	em tüzdühe is the most correct	em tüzbüzwe are the most correct	em tüzsüzyou all are the most correct	em tüzdülethey are the most correct

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden tüzdü — "compared to me, he is correct."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — tüz
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki tüzdümine is correct	seniki tüzdüyours is correct	anıqı tüzdühis is correct	bizniki tüzdüours is correct	sizniki tüzdüyours (pl.) is correct	alanıqı tüzdütheirs is correct
comparative — more	meniki tüzürekdimine is more correct	seniki tüzürekdiyours is more correct	anıqı tüzürekdihis is more correct	bizniki tüzürekdiours is more correct	sizniki tüzürekdiyours (pl.) is more correct	alanıqı tüzürekditheirs is more correct
intensifier — very	meniki bek tüzdümine is very correct	seniki bek tüzdüyours is very correct	anıqı bek tüzdühis is very correct	bizniki bek tüzdüours is very correct	sizniki bek tüzdüyours (pl.) is very correct	alanıqı bek tüzdütheirs is very correct
superlative — most	meniki em tüzdümine is the most correct	seniki em tüzdüyours is the most correct	anıqı em tüzdühis is the most correct	bizniki em tüzdüours is the most correct	sizniki em tüzdüyours (pl.) is the most correct	alanıqı em tüzdütheirs is the most correct

Several things

Several things — tüz
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile tüzdülemine are correct	senikile tüzdüleyours are correct	anıqıla tüzdülehis are correct	biznikile tüzdüleours are correct	siznikile tüzdüleyours (pl.) are correct	alanıqıla tüzdületheirs are correct
comparative — more	menikile tüzürekdilemine are more correct	senikile tüzürekdileyours are more correct	anıqıla tüzürekdilehis are more correct	biznikile tüzürekdileours are more correct	siznikile tüzürekdileyours (pl.) are more correct	alanıqıla tüzürekdiletheirs are more correct
intensifier — very	menikile bek tüzdülemine are very correct	senikile bek tüzdüleyours are very correct	anıqıla bek tüzdülehis are very correct	biznikile bek tüzdüleours are very correct	siznikile bek tüzdüleyours (pl.) are very correct	alanıqıla bek tüzdületheirs are very correct
superlative — most	menikile em tüzdülemine are the most correct	senikile em tüzdüleyours are the most correct	anıqıla em tüzdülehis are the most correct	biznikile em tüzdüleours are the most correct	siznikile em tüzdüleyours (pl.) are the most correct	alanıqıla em tüzdületheirs are the most correct

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu tüzdü, bıla tüzdüle. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".

As a noun

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of tüz, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	tüzthe truth	tüzümmy truth	tüzüŋyour truth	tüzühis truth	tüzübüzour truth	tüzügüzyou all's truth	tüzleritheir truths
Genitive	tüznüthe truth's	tüzümümy truth's	tüzüŋüyour truth's	tüzünühis truth's	tüzübüznüour truth's	tüzügüznüyou all's truth's	tüzlerinitheir truths'
Accusative	tüznüthe truth (as the object)	tüzümümy truth (as the object)	tüzüŋüyour truth (as the object)	tüzünhis truth (as the object)	tüzübüznüour truth (as the object)	tüzügüznüyou all's truth (as the object)	tüzlerintheir truths (as the object)
Dative	tüzgeto the truth	tüzümeto my truth	tüzüŋeto your truth	tüzüneto his truth	tüzübüzgeto our truth	tüzügüzgeto you all's truth	tüzlerineto their truths
Locative	tüzdein / at the truth	tüzümdein / at my truth	tüzüŋdein / at your truth	tüzündein / at his truth	tüzübüzdein / at our truth	tüzügüzdein / at you all's truth	tüzlerindein / at their truths
Ablative	tüzdenfrom the truth	tüzümdenfrom my truth	tüzüŋdenfrom your truth	tüzündenfrom his truth	tüzübüzdenfrom our truth	tüzügüzdenfrom you all's truth	tüzlerindenfrom their truths

Plural

Plural — cases of tüz, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	tüzlethe truths	tüzlerimmy truths	tüzleriŋyour truths	tüzlerihis truths	tüzleribizour truths	tüzlerigizyou all's truths	tüzleritheir truths
Genitive	tüzlenithe truths'	tüzlerimimy truths'	tüzleriŋiyour truths'	tüzlerinihis truths'	tüzleribizniour truths'	tüzlerigizniyou all's truths'	tüzlerinitheir truths'
Accusative	tüzlenithe truths (as the object)	tüzlerimimy truths (as the object)	tüzleriŋiyour truths (as the object)	tüzlerinhis truths (as the object)	tüzleribizniour truths (as the object)	tüzlerigizniyou all's truths (as the object)	tüzlerintheir truths (as the object)
Dative	tüzlegeto the truths	tüzlerimeto my truths	tüzleriŋeto your truths	tüzlerineto his truths	tüzleribizgeto our truths	tüzlerigizgeto you all's truths	tüzlerineto their truths
Locative	tüzledein / at the truths	tüzlerimdein / at my truths	tüzleriŋdein / at your truths	tüzlerindein / at his truths	tüzleribizdein / at our truths	tüzlerigizdein / at you all's truths	tüzlerindein / at their truths
Ablative	tüzledenfrom the truths	tüzlerimdenfrom my truths	tüzleriŋdenfrom your truths	tüzlerindenfrom his truths	tüzleribizdenfrom our truths	tüzlerigizdenfrom you all's truths	tüzlerindenfrom their truths

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tüzleri can mean "his / her truths", "their truth", or "their truths" — context decides.

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.