ösmezlik
/øsmezlik/
unpromising, without prospects; doomed to stagnation — Said for example of an enterprise or undertaking.
- bu ösmezlik işdi — this is an unpromising undertaking
- ol ösmezlik işni qoydu — he abandoned the unpromising undertaking
- biz ösmezlik işni başlamadıq — we did not start the unpromising undertaking
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | ösmezlikmeI am unpromising | ösmezlikseyou are unpromising | ösmezlikdihe is unpromising | ösmezlikbizwe are unpromising | ösmezliksizyou all are unpromising | ösmezlikdilethey are unpromising |
| comparative — more | ösmezligirekmeI am more unpromising | ösmezligirekseyou are more unpromising | ösmezligirekdihe is more unpromising | ösmezligirekbizwe are more unpromising | ösmezligireksizyou all are more unpromising | ösmezligirekdilethey are more unpromising |
| intensifier — very | bek ösmezlikmeI am very unpromising | bek ösmezlikseyou are very unpromising | bek ösmezlikdihe is very unpromising | bek ösmezlikbizwe are very unpromising | bek ösmezliksizyou all are very unpromising | bek ösmezlikdilethey are very unpromising |
| superlative — most | em ösmezlikmeI am the most unpromising | em ösmezlikseyou are the most unpromising | em ösmezlikdihe is the most unpromising | em ösmezlikbizwe are the most unpromising | em ösmezliksizyou all are the most unpromising | em ösmezlikdilethey are the most unpromising |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden ösmezlikdi — "compared to me, he is unpromising."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki ösmezlikdimine is unpromising | seniki ösmezlikdiyours is unpromising | anıqı ösmezlikdihis is unpromising | bizniki ösmezlikdiours is unpromising | sizniki ösmezlikdiyours (pl.) is unpromising | alanıqı ösmezlikditheirs is unpromising |
| comparative — more | meniki ösmezligirekdimine is more unpromising | seniki ösmezligirekdiyours is more unpromising | anıqı ösmezligirekdihis is more unpromising | bizniki ösmezligirekdiours is more unpromising | sizniki ösmezligirekdiyours (pl.) is more unpromising | alanıqı ösmezligirekditheirs is more unpromising |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek ösmezlikdimine is very unpromising | seniki bek ösmezlikdiyours is very unpromising | anıqı bek ösmezlikdihis is very unpromising | bizniki bek ösmezlikdiours is very unpromising | sizniki bek ösmezlikdiyours (pl.) is very unpromising | alanıqı bek ösmezlikditheirs is very unpromising |
| superlative — most | meniki em ösmezlikdimine is the most unpromising | seniki em ösmezlikdiyours is the most unpromising | anıqı em ösmezlikdihis is the most unpromising | bizniki em ösmezlikdiours is the most unpromising | sizniki em ösmezlikdiyours (pl.) is the most unpromising | alanıqı em ösmezlikditheirs is the most unpromising |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile ösmezlikdilemine are unpromising | senikile ösmezlikdileyours are unpromising | anıqıla ösmezlikdilehis are unpromising | biznikile ösmezlikdileours are unpromising | siznikile ösmezlikdileyours (pl.) are unpromising | alanıqıla ösmezlikdiletheirs are unpromising |
| comparative — more | menikile ösmezligirekdilemine are more unpromising | senikile ösmezligirekdileyours are more unpromising | anıqıla ösmezligirekdilehis are more unpromising | biznikile ösmezligirekdileours are more unpromising | siznikile ösmezligirekdileyours (pl.) are more unpromising | alanıqıla ösmezligirekdiletheirs are more unpromising |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek ösmezlikdilemine are very unpromising | senikile bek ösmezlikdileyours are very unpromising | anıqıla bek ösmezlikdilehis are very unpromising | biznikile bek ösmezlikdileours are very unpromising | siznikile bek ösmezlikdileyours (pl.) are very unpromising | alanıqıla bek ösmezlikdiletheirs are very unpromising |
| superlative — most | menikile em ösmezlikdilemine are the most unpromising | senikile em ösmezlikdileyours are the most unpromising | anıqıla em ösmezlikdilehis are the most unpromising | biznikile em ösmezlikdileours are the most unpromising | siznikile em ösmezlikdileyours (pl.) are the most unpromising | alanıqıla em ösmezlikdiletheirs are the most unpromising |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu ösmezlikdi, bıla ösmezlikdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".