awal
/awal/
Definitions
1. the beginning, the start of something
- işni awalı — the beginning of the matter
- işni awalı bla ahırı — the beginning and the end of the matter
- har işni awalı bardı — every undertaking has a beginning
2. the last moment of a person's life; the hour of death
- art awalı jetgeninde — when his last hour came
- ahır awalğı sözü — his dying word
- jaşawnu awalı — the end of a life
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | awalthe beginning | awallathe beginnings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | awalnıthe beginning's | awallanıthe beginnings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | awalnıthe beginning (as the object) | awallanıthe beginnings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | awalğato the beginning | awallağato the beginnings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | awaldaat / in the beginning | awalladaat / in the beginnings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | awaldanfrom the beginning | awalladanfrom the beginnings | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | awalımmy beginning | awallarımmy beginnings |
| your | awalıngyour beginning | awallarıngyour beginnings |
| his / her | awalıhis / her beginning | awallarıhis / her beginnings |
| our | awalıbızour beginning | awallarıbızour beginnings |
| you all's | awalığızyou all's beginning | awallarığızyou all's beginnings |
| their | awallarıtheir beginning | awallarıtheir beginnings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: awalları can mean "his / her beginnings", "their beginning", or "their beginnings" — context decides.