çapildiw
/tʃapildiw/
thin, skinny, puny — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it as disparaging. Typical phrases: çapildiw qızçıq "a puny little girl", çapildiw tişirıw "a skinny woman".
- çapildiw qızçıq — a puny little girl
- çapildiw tişirıw — a skinny woman
- çapildiw sabiyçik — a puny little child
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | çapildiwmeI am thin | çapildiwseyou are thin | çapildiwdühe is thin | çapildiwbüzwe are thin | çapildiwsüzyou all are thin | çapildiwdülethey are thin |
| comparative — more | çapildiwrekmeI am thinner | çapildiwrekseyou are thinner | çapildiwrekdihe is thinner | çapildiwrekbizwe are thinner | çapildiwreksizyou all are thinner | çapildiwrekdilethey are thinner |
| intensifier — very | bek çapildiwmeI am very thin | bek çapildiwseyou are very thin | bek çapildiwdühe is very thin | bek çapildiwbüzwe are very thin | bek çapildiwsüzyou all are very thin | bek çapildiwdülethey are very thin |
| superlative — most | em çapildiwmeI am the thinnest | em çapildiwseyou are the thinnest | em çapildiwdühe is the thinnest | em çapildiwbüzwe are the thinnest | em çapildiwsüzyou all are the thinnest | em çapildiwdülethey are the thinnest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden çapildiwdü — "compared to me, he is thin."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki çapildiwdümine is thin | seniki çapildiwdüyours is thin | anıqı çapildiwdühis is thin | bizniki çapildiwdüours is thin | sizniki çapildiwdüyours (pl.) is thin | alanıqı çapildiwdütheirs is thin |
| comparative — more | meniki çapildiwrekdimine is thinner | seniki çapildiwrekdiyours is thinner | anıqı çapildiwrekdihis is thinner | bizniki çapildiwrekdiours is thinner | sizniki çapildiwrekdiyours (pl.) is thinner | alanıqı çapildiwrekditheirs is thinner |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek çapildiwdümine is very thin | seniki bek çapildiwdüyours is very thin | anıqı bek çapildiwdühis is very thin | bizniki bek çapildiwdüours is very thin | sizniki bek çapildiwdüyours (pl.) is very thin | alanıqı bek çapildiwdütheirs is very thin |
| superlative — most | meniki em çapildiwdümine is the thinnest | seniki em çapildiwdüyours is the thinnest | anıqı em çapildiwdühis is the thinnest | bizniki em çapildiwdüours is the thinnest | sizniki em çapildiwdüyours (pl.) is the thinnest | alanıqı em çapildiwdütheirs is the thinnest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile çapildiwdülemine are thin | senikile çapildiwdüleyours are thin | anıqıla çapildiwdülehis are thin | biznikile çapildiwdüleours are thin | siznikile çapildiwdüleyours (pl.) are thin | alanıqıla çapildiwdületheirs are thin |
| comparative — more | menikile çapildiwrekdilemine are thinner | senikile çapildiwrekdileyours are thinner | anıqıla çapildiwrekdilehis are thinner | biznikile çapildiwrekdileours are thinner | siznikile çapildiwrekdileyours (pl.) are thinner | alanıqıla çapildiwrekdiletheirs are thinner |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek çapildiwdülemine are very thin | senikile bek çapildiwdüleyours are very thin | anıqıla bek çapildiwdülehis are very thin | biznikile bek çapildiwdüleours are very thin | siznikile bek çapildiwdüleyours (pl.) are very thin | alanıqıla bek çapildiwdületheirs are very thin |
| superlative — most | menikile em çapildiwdülemine are the thinnest | senikile em çapildiwdüleyours are the thinnest | anıqıla em çapildiwdülehis are the thinnest | biznikile em çapildiwdüleours are the thinnest | siznikile em çapildiwdüleyours (pl.) are the thinnest | alanıqıla em çapildiwdületheirs are the thinnest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu çapildiwdü, bıla çapildiwdüle. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".