vahtadağı
/vaxtadaʁɯ/
on watch, on duty one source
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | vahtadağımaI am on watch | vahtadağısayou are on watch | vahtadağıdıhe is on watch | vahtadağıbızwe are on watch | vahtadağısızyou all are on watch | vahtadağıdılathey are on watch |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden vahtadağıdı — "compared to me, he is on watch."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki vahtadağıdımine is on watch | seniki vahtadağıdıyours is on watch | anıqı vahtadağıdıhis is on watch | bizniki vahtadağıdıours is on watch | sizniki vahtadağıdıyours (pl.) is on watch | alanıqı vahtadağıdıtheirs is on watch |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile vahtadağıdılamine are on watch | senikile vahtadağıdılayours are on watch | anıqıla vahtadağıdılahis are on watch | biznikile vahtadağıdılaours are on watch | siznikile vahtadağıdılayours (pl.) are on watch | alanıqıla vahtadağıdılatheirs are on watch |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu vahtadağıdı, bıla vahtadağıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".