çüyre
/tʃyjre/
1. inside out, wrong way round, reversed
- çüyre ton — a fur coat worn inside out
- çüyre kiyim — clothes put on inside out
- kölegi çüyredi — his shirt is inside out
- çüyre janı — its reverse side
2. absurd, incongruous, contradictory
- çüyre iş — an absurd affair
- çüyre onow — an ill-judged decision
- çüyre oyumla — contradictory opinions
- çüyre sağışla — conflicting thoughts
- kelişmegen çüyre sağışla — clashing, contradictory thoughts
3. contrary, obstinate, wrong-headed
- çüyre adam — an obstinate man
- çüyre qılıq — an obstinate character
- aqılı çüyre adam — a wrong-headed person
- çüyre qılığıŋ bar köreme — I see you have a contrary character
- çüyre sözle — obstinate words
4. inside out, the wrong way round, beside the point
- çüyre aylandırırğa — to turn something inside out
- Dawut başlığın çüyre aylandırdı — Dauut turned his hood inside out
- jaşçıq kölegin çüyre kiydi — the little boy put his shirt on inside out
- tonnu çüyre kiy — put the fur coat on inside out
- kölegin çüyre kiydi — he put his shirt on inside out
5. beside the point, inappropriately; contrarily (of speaking)
- çüyre söleşirge — to speak beside the point
- ol har zamanda çüyre söleşedi — he always speaks contrarily
6. wrong side, reverse, inside of a garment — Normally used with a possessive ending, as in kölekni çüyresi 'the inside of a shirt'.
- kölekni çüyresi — the wrong side of the shirt
- börknü çüyresi — the inside of the hat
- tonnu çüyresin aylandırırğa — to turn the coat inside out
- çüyresinde jazılıbdı — it is written on the reverse
Expressions
- çüyre qararğa — look askance
- tügü-başı çüyre aylanŋan — scrawny, wretched
- tonun çüyresine kiyirge — fly into a rage
- tüknü çüyresine sılarğa — go against the grain
As an adjective
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | çüyremeI am contrary | çüyreseyou are contrary | çüyredihe is contrary | çüyrebizwe are contrary | çüyresizyou all are contrary | çüyredilethey are contrary |
| comparative — more | çüyrerekmeI am more contrary | çüyrerekseyou are more contrary | çüyrerekdihe is more contrary | çüyrerekbizwe are more contrary | çüyrereksizyou all are more contrary | çüyrerekdilethey are more contrary |
| intensifier — very | bek çüyremeI am very contrary | bek çüyreseyou are very contrary | bek çüyredihe is very contrary | bek çüyrebizwe are very contrary | bek çüyresizyou all are very contrary | bek çüyredilethey are very contrary |
| superlative — most | em çüyremeI am the most contrary | em çüyreseyou are the most contrary | em çüyredihe is the most contrary | em çüyrebizwe are the most contrary | em çüyresizyou all are the most contrary | em çüyredilethey are the most contrary |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden çüyredi — "compared to me, he is contrary."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki çüyredimine is contrary | seniki çüyrediyours is contrary | anıqı çüyredihis is contrary | bizniki çüyrediours is contrary | sizniki çüyrediyours (pl.) is contrary | alanıqı çüyreditheirs is contrary |
| comparative — more | meniki çüyrerekdimine is more contrary | seniki çüyrerekdiyours is more contrary | anıqı çüyrerekdihis is more contrary | bizniki çüyrerekdiours is more contrary | sizniki çüyrerekdiyours (pl.) is more contrary | alanıqı çüyrerekditheirs is more contrary |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek çüyredimine is very contrary | seniki bek çüyrediyours is very contrary | anıqı bek çüyredihis is very contrary | bizniki bek çüyrediours is very contrary | sizniki bek çüyrediyours (pl.) is very contrary | alanıqı bek çüyreditheirs is very contrary |
| superlative — most | meniki em çüyredimine is the most contrary | seniki em çüyrediyours is the most contrary | anıqı em çüyredihis is the most contrary | bizniki em çüyrediours is the most contrary | sizniki em çüyrediyours (pl.) is the most contrary | alanıqı em çüyreditheirs is the most contrary |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile çüyredilemine are contrary | senikile çüyredileyours are contrary | anıqıla çüyredilehis are contrary | biznikile çüyredileours are contrary | siznikile çüyredileyours (pl.) are contrary | alanıqıla çüyrediletheirs are contrary |
| comparative — more | menikile çüyrerekdilemine are more contrary | senikile çüyrerekdileyours are more contrary | anıqıla çüyrerekdilehis are more contrary | biznikile çüyrerekdileours are more contrary | siznikile çüyrerekdileyours (pl.) are more contrary | alanıqıla çüyrerekdiletheirs are more contrary |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek çüyredilemine are very contrary | senikile bek çüyredileyours are very contrary | anıqıla bek çüyredilehis are very contrary | biznikile bek çüyredileours are very contrary | siznikile bek çüyredileyours (pl.) are very contrary | alanıqıla bek çüyrediletheirs are very contrary |
| superlative — most | menikile em çüyredilemine are the most contrary | senikile em çüyredileyours are the most contrary | anıqıla em çüyredilehis are the most contrary | biznikile em çüyredileours are the most contrary | siznikile em çüyredileyours (pl.) are the most contrary | alanıqıla em çüyrediletheirs are the most contrary |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu çüyredi, bıla çüyredile. 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
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | çüyrethe reverse | çüyremmy reverse | çüyreŋyour reverse | çüyresihis reverse | çüyrebizour reverse | çüyregizyou all's reverse | çüyreleritheir reverses |
| Genitive | çüyrenithe reverse's | çüyremimy reverse's | çüyreŋiyour reverse's | çüyresinihis reverse's | çüyrebizniour reverse's | çüyregizniyou all's reverse's | çüyrelerinitheir reverses' |
| Accusative | çüyrenithe reverse (as the object) | çüyremimy reverse (as the object) | çüyreŋiyour reverse (as the object) | çüyresinhis reverse (as the object) | çüyrebizniour reverse (as the object) | çüyregizniyou all's reverse (as the object) | çüyrelerintheir reverses (as the object) |
| Dative | çüyregeto the reverse | çüyremeto my reverse | çüyreŋeto your reverse | çüyresineto his reverse | çüyrebizgeto our reverse | çüyregizgeto you all's reverse | çüyrelerineto their reverses |
| Locative | çüyredein / at the reverse | çüyremdein / at my reverse | çüyreŋdein / at your reverse | çüyresindein / at his reverse | çüyrebizdein / at our reverse | çüyregizdein / at you all's reverse | çüyrelerindein / at their reverses |
| Ablative | çüyredenfrom the reverse | çüyremdenfrom my reverse | çüyreŋdenfrom your reverse | çüyresindenfrom his reverse | çüyrebizdenfrom our reverse | çüyregizdenfrom you all's reverse | çüyrelerindenfrom their reverses |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.