öŋe
/øŋe/
1. other, another, different
- menden öŋe adam — a person other than me
- öŋe bir zat — some other thing
- öŋe jol bla ketdi — he left by another road
- öŋe zamanda söleşirbiz — we will talk another time
- öŋe juwabıŋ joq ese — if you have no other answer
2. but, however, nevertheless
- öŋe ol kelmedi — but he did not come
- öŋe men bilmeyme — but I do not know
- öŋe qarıwu jetmedi — but his strength was not enough
- öŋe qonaqbayla qoymadıla — but the hosts did not let us
Expressions
- oğay öŋe ua — why, of course
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | öŋemeI am other | öŋeseyou are other | öŋedihe is other | öŋebizwe are other | öŋesizyou all are other | öŋedilethey are other |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden öŋedi — "compared to me, he is other."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki öŋedimine is other | seniki öŋediyours is other | anıqı öŋedihis is other | bizniki öŋediours is other | sizniki öŋediyours (pl.) is other | alanıqı öŋeditheirs is other |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile öŋedilemine are other | senikile öŋedileyours are other | anıqıla öŋedilehis are other | biznikile öŋedileours are other | siznikile öŋedileyours (pl.) are other | alanıqıla öŋediletheirs are other |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu öŋedi, bıla öŋedile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".