uslu
/uslu/
1. willful, obstinate, stubborn, self-willed, headstrong
- uslu jaş — a headstrong lad
- ol bek uslu adamdı — he is a very obstinate person
- qızım bek usludu — my daughter is very stubborn
2. capricious, unpredictable, restive; of a horse or a machine, temperamental and hard to control — Used of people (uslu qız 'a capricious girl'), of a horse that has turned restive, and of machines that are hard to handle.
- uslu at — a restive horse
- atım uslu boldu — my horse became restive
- uslu qız — a capricious girl
- uslu mal — restive cattle
- uslu bolurğa — to grow restive
3. irritable, bad-tempered, touchy, quick to take offense; grouchy, peevish — uslu adam means a grouch or a grumbler.
- uslu adam — a grouch, a grumbler
- atam qartlıqda uslu boldu — my father became grouchy in old age
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | uslumaI am willful | uslusayou are willful | usluduhe is willful | uslubuzwe are willful | uslusuzyou all are willful | usludulathey are willful |
| comparative — more | usluraqmaI am more willful | usluraqsayou are more willful | usluraqdıhe is more willful | usluraqbızwe are more willful | usluraqsızyou all are more willful | usluraqdılathey are more willful |
| intensifier — very | bek uslumaI am very willful | bek uslusayou are very willful | bek usluduhe is very willful | bek uslubuzwe are very willful | bek uslusuzyou all are very willful | bek usludulathey are very willful |
| superlative — most | em uslumaI am the most willful | em uslusayou are the most willful | em usluduhe is the most willful | em uslubuzwe are the most willful | em uslusuzyou all are the most willful | em usludulathey are the most willful |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden usludu — "compared to me, he is willful."