ekindi
/ekindi/
Definition
the late afternoon, the hours before sunset
- ekindi bla aşhamnı arasında — between the late afternoon and dusk
- zaman ekindige juwuqlaşa keledi — the hour is drawing on towards late afternoon
- ekindi namaz — the afternoon prayer
Related
aşhamsequenceevening, dusk, nightfall, sunset twilight
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ekindithe late afternoon | ekindilethe late afternoons | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ekindinithe late afternoon's | ekindilenithe late afternoons' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ekindinithe late afternoon (as the object) | ekindilenithe late afternoons (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ekindigeto the late afternoon | ekindilegeto the late afternoons | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ekindideat / in the late afternoon | ekindiledeat / in the late afternoons | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ekindidenfrom the late afternoon | ekindiledenfrom the late afternoons | 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 | ekindimmy late afternoon | ekindilerimmy late afternoons |
| your | ekindingyour late afternoon | ekindileringyour late afternoons |
| his / her | ekindisihis / her late afternoon | ekindilerihis / her late afternoons |
| our | ekindibizour late afternoon | ekindileribizour late afternoons |
| you all's | ekindigizyou all's late afternoon | ekindilerigizyou all's late afternoons |
| their | ekindileritheir late afternoon | ekindileritheir late afternoons |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ekindileri can mean "his / her late afternoons", "their late afternoon", or "their late afternoons" — context decides.