ürençek
/yrentʃek/
Balkar spelling: üyrençek
accustomed, used to something; habituated, addicted — Karachay form of üyrençek. With bolurğa it means "get used to, become addicted"; ürençek bolub means "out of habit".
- ürençek bolurğa — to get used to
- ürençek bolub — out of habit
- men ertden tururğa ürençekme — I am used to getting up early
- ol tütünŋe ürençek bolğandı — he has become addicted to tobacco
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | ürençekmeI am accustomed | ürençekseyou are accustomed | ürençekdihe is accustomed | ürençekbizwe are accustomed | ürençeksizyou all are accustomed | ürençekdilethey are accustomed |
| comparative — more | ürençegirekmeI am more accustomed | ürençegirekseyou are more accustomed | ürençegirekdihe is more accustomed | ürençegirekbizwe are more accustomed | ürençegireksizyou all are more accustomed | ürençegirekdilethey are more accustomed |
| intensifier — very | bek ürençekmeI am very accustomed | bek ürençekseyou are very accustomed | bek ürençekdihe is very accustomed | bek ürençekbizwe are very accustomed | bek ürençeksizyou all are very accustomed | bek ürençekdilethey are very accustomed |
| superlative — most | em ürençekmeI am the most accustomed | em ürençekseyou are the most accustomed | em ürençekdihe is the most accustomed | em ürençekbizwe are the most accustomed | em ürençeksizyou all are the most accustomed | em ürençekdilethey are the most accustomed |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden ürençekdi — "compared to me, he is accustomed."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki ürençekdimine is accustomed | seniki ürençekdiyours is accustomed | anıqı ürençekdihis is accustomed | bizniki ürençekdiours is accustomed | sizniki ürençekdiyours (pl.) is accustomed | alanıqı ürençekditheirs is accustomed |
| comparative — more | meniki ürençegirekdimine is more accustomed | seniki ürençegirekdiyours is more accustomed | anıqı ürençegirekdihis is more accustomed | bizniki ürençegirekdiours is more accustomed | sizniki ürençegirekdiyours (pl.) is more accustomed | alanıqı ürençegirekditheirs is more accustomed |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek ürençekdimine is very accustomed | seniki bek ürençekdiyours is very accustomed | anıqı bek ürençekdihis is very accustomed | bizniki bek ürençekdiours is very accustomed | sizniki bek ürençekdiyours (pl.) is very accustomed | alanıqı bek ürençekditheirs is very accustomed |
| superlative — most | meniki em ürençekdimine is the most accustomed | seniki em ürençekdiyours is the most accustomed | anıqı em ürençekdihis is the most accustomed | bizniki em ürençekdiours is the most accustomed | sizniki em ürençekdiyours (pl.) is the most accustomed | alanıqı em ürençekditheirs is the most accustomed |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile ürençekdilemine are accustomed | senikile ürençekdileyours are accustomed | anıqıla ürençekdilehis are accustomed | biznikile ürençekdileours are accustomed | siznikile ürençekdileyours (pl.) are accustomed | alanıqıla ürençekdiletheirs are accustomed |
| comparative — more | menikile ürençegirekdilemine are more accustomed | senikile ürençegirekdileyours are more accustomed | anıqıla ürençegirekdilehis are more accustomed | biznikile ürençegirekdileours are more accustomed | siznikile ürençegirekdileyours (pl.) are more accustomed | alanıqıla ürençegirekdiletheirs are more accustomed |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek ürençekdilemine are very accustomed | senikile bek ürençekdileyours are very accustomed | anıqıla bek ürençekdilehis are very accustomed | biznikile bek ürençekdileours are very accustomed | siznikile bek ürençekdileyours (pl.) are very accustomed | alanıqıla bek ürençekdiletheirs are very accustomed |
| superlative — most | menikile em ürençekdilemine are the most accustomed | senikile em ürençekdileyours are the most accustomed | anıqıla em ürençekdilehis are the most accustomed | biznikile em ürençekdileours are the most accustomed | siznikile em ürençekdileyours (pl.) are the most accustomed | alanıqıla em ürençekdiletheirs are the most accustomed |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu ürençekdi, bıla ürençekdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".