şved
/ʃved/
Swedish — şved til is the Swedish language; şved tişirıw is a Swedish woman.
- şved til — the Swedish language
- şved tişirıw — a Swedish woman
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | şvedmeI am Swedish | şvedseyou are Swedish | şveddihe is Swedish | şvedbizwe are Swedish | şvedsizyou all are Swedish | şveddilethey are Swedish |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden şveddi — "compared to me, he is Swedish."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki şveddimine is Swedish | seniki şveddiyours is Swedish | anıqı şveddihis is Swedish | bizniki şveddiours is Swedish | sizniki şveddiyours (pl.) is Swedish | alanıqı şvedditheirs is Swedish |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile şveddilemine are Swedish | senikile şveddileyours are Swedish | anıqıla şveddilehis are Swedish | biznikile şveddileours are Swedish | siznikile şveddileyours (pl.) are Swedish | alanıqıla şveddiletheirs are Swedish |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu şveddi, bıla şveddile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".