öre
/øre/
1. upright, vertical, standing straight
- öre jağa — a stand-up collar
- anı qulaqları öredi — its ears are upright
- börünü qulaqları öredile — the wolf's ears stand upright
- uzun, öre qulaqçıq — a long, upright little ear
2. standing, on one's feet, up and about
- öre tur! — stand up!
- öre turub — standing, on one's feet
- awrusa da öredi — though he is ill, he is up and about
- awruğan sabiy endi öredi — the child who was ill is up and about now
3. tall, high, drawn up — Used of a tall but narrow haystack (öre geben) and a tall hat (öre börk). With bet it describes an oval, elongated face.
- öre geben — a tall haystack
- öre börk — a tall cap
- uzun öre qara börkü — his long, tall black hat
- az öre betine — to her slightly elongated face
4. upright, vertically, straight up
- öre janŋan ot — a fire burning straight up
- börknü öre kiyiw — wearing a hat upright
- adam öre jürüydü — a man walks upright
- andan beri öre süelib, arıdığız — you have gotten tired standing upright all this time
Expressions
- öre otha olturtmazğa — give no peace
- öre otları janmazğa — not get along
- öresine duw dep janarğa — fly into a rage; look splendid
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | öremeI am upright | öreseyou are upright | öredihe is upright | örebizwe are upright | öresizyou all are upright | öredilethey are upright |
| comparative — more | örerekmeI am more upright | örerekseyou are more upright | örerekdihe is more upright | örerekbizwe are more upright | örereksizyou all are more upright | örerekdilethey are more upright |
| intensifier — very | bek öremeI am very upright | bek öreseyou are very upright | bek öredihe is very upright | bek örebizwe are very upright | bek öresizyou all are very upright | bek öredilethey are very upright |
| superlative — most | em öremeI am the most upright | em öreseyou are the most upright | em öredihe is the most upright | em örebizwe are the most upright | em öresizyou all are the most upright | em öredilethey are the most upright |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden öredi — "compared to me, he is upright."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki öredimine is upright | seniki örediyours is upright | anıqı öredihis is upright | bizniki örediours is upright | sizniki örediyours (pl.) is upright | alanıqı öreditheirs is upright |
| comparative — more | meniki örerekdimine is more upright | seniki örerekdiyours is more upright | anıqı örerekdihis is more upright | bizniki örerekdiours is more upright | sizniki örerekdiyours (pl.) is more upright | alanıqı örerekditheirs is more upright |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek öredimine is very upright | seniki bek örediyours is very upright | anıqı bek öredihis is very upright | bizniki bek örediours is very upright | sizniki bek örediyours (pl.) is very upright | alanıqı bek öreditheirs is very upright |
| superlative — most | meniki em öredimine is the most upright | seniki em örediyours is the most upright | anıqı em öredihis is the most upright | bizniki em örediours is the most upright | sizniki em örediyours (pl.) is the most upright | alanıqı em öreditheirs is the most upright |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile öredilemine are upright | senikile öredileyours are upright | anıqıla öredilehis are upright | biznikile öredileours are upright | siznikile öredileyours (pl.) are upright | alanıqıla örediletheirs are upright |
| comparative — more | menikile örerekdilemine are more upright | senikile örerekdileyours are more upright | anıqıla örerekdilehis are more upright | biznikile örerekdileours are more upright | siznikile örerekdileyours (pl.) are more upright | alanıqıla örerekdiletheirs are more upright |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek öredilemine are very upright | senikile bek öredileyours are very upright | anıqıla bek öredilehis are very upright | biznikile bek öredileours are very upright | siznikile bek öredileyours (pl.) are very upright | alanıqıla bek örediletheirs are very upright |
| superlative — most | menikile em öredilemine are the most upright | senikile em öredileyours are the most upright | anıqıla em öredilehis are the most upright | biznikile em öredileours are the most upright | siznikile em öredileyours (pl.) are the most upright | alanıqıla em örediletheirs are the most upright |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu öredi, bıla öredile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".