anda-sanda
/anda-sanda/
1. sometimes, occasionally, now and then, once in a while, rarely — Often implies that something happens only rarely.
- anda-sanda ol bizge keledi — he sometimes comes to see us
- anda-sanda elge bara edik — we would go to the village now and then
- bizge anda-sanda bir keledi — comes to see us once in a while
- töppesine anda-sanda bir örleybiz — once in a while we climb to its summit
- anda-sanda oyunŋa da barabız — we sometimes go to a show too
2. few, only a few (of people or things) — Often used with biri, as in elibizge qazawatdan üylerine anda-sanda biri qayıthandı "only a few from our village came home from the war".
- üylerine anda-sanda biri qayıthandı — only a few came back to their homes
- munu anda-sanda biri biledi — only a few know this
- anda-sanda biri qalğandı — only a few remained