zar
/zar/
envious, grudging, unable to bear another's good fortune — Used as a noun, it means an envious person: zarnı teregi kögermez "the envious man's tree does not turn green" (proverb).
- zar adam — an envious person
- ol zar adamdı — he is an envious person
- zar bolma da, eriş bol — do not be envious, be diligent
- adamlağa zar köz bla qarawçudu — she looks at people with an envious eye
- zarnı teregi kögermez — the envious man's tree does not turn green
- zar bolma — do not be envious
- asırı zardan — from sheer envy
- zarnı teregi — an envious person's tree
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | zarmaI am envious | zarsayou are envious | zardıhe is envious | zarbızwe are envious | zarsızyou all are envious | zardılathey are envious |
| comparative — more | zarıraqmaI am more envious | zarıraqsayou are more envious | zarıraqdıhe is more envious | zarıraqbızwe are more envious | zarıraqsızyou all are more envious | zarıraqdılathey are more envious |
| intensifier — very | bek zarmaI am very envious | bek zarsayou are very envious | bek zardıhe is very envious | bek zarbızwe are very envious | bek zarsızyou all are very envious | bek zardılathey are very envious |
| superlative — most | em zarmaI am the most envious | em zarsayou are the most envious | em zardıhe is the most envious | em zarbızwe are the most envious | em zarsızyou all are the most envious | em zardılathey are the most envious |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden zardı — "compared to me, he is envious."