ekindi
/ekindi/ · plural ekindile
late afternoon, early evening, the time before sunset
- ekindi bola turadı — it is getting to be late afternoon
- ekindi namaz — the afternoon prayer
- ekindide tawuq erkek qıçırdı — in the late afternoon the rooster crowed
- ekindige elni aldıq — by late afternoon we took the village
- zaman ekindige juwuqlaşa keledi — the hour is drawing on toward late afternoon
- ekindi bla aşhamnı arasında — between late afternoon and evening
- ekindige juwuq — toward late afternoon
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ekindithe late afternoon | ekindimmy late afternoon | ekindiŋyour late afternoon | ekindisihis late afternoon | ekindibizour late afternoon | ekindigizyou all's late afternoon | ekindileritheir late afternoons |
| Genitive | ekindinithe late afternoon's | ekindimimy late afternoon's | ekindiŋiyour late afternoon's | ekindisinihis late afternoon's | ekindibizniour late afternoon's | ekindigizniyou all's late afternoon's | ekindilerinitheir late afternoons' |
| Accusative | ekindinithe late afternoon (as the object) | ekindimimy late afternoon (as the object) | ekindiŋiyour late afternoon (as the object) | ekindisinhis late afternoon (as the object) | ekindibizniour late afternoon (as the object) | ekindigizniyou all's late afternoon (as the object) | ekindilerintheir late afternoons (as the object) |
| Dative | ekindigeto the late afternoon | ekindimeto my late afternoon | ekindiŋeto your late afternoon | ekindisineto his late afternoon | ekindibizgeto our late afternoon | ekindigizgeto you all's late afternoon | ekindilerineto their late afternoons |
| Locative | ekindidein / at the late afternoon | ekindimdein / at my late afternoon | ekindiŋdein / at your late afternoon | ekindisindein / at his late afternoon | ekindibizdein / at our late afternoon | ekindigizdein / at you all's late afternoon | ekindilerindein / at their late afternoons |
| Ablative | ekindidenfrom the late afternoon | ekindimdenfrom my late afternoon | ekindiŋdenfrom your late afternoon | ekindisindenfrom his late afternoon | ekindibizdenfrom our late afternoon | ekindigizdenfrom you all's late afternoon | ekindilerindenfrom their late afternoons |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ekindilethe late afternoons | ekindilerimmy late afternoons | ekindileriŋyour late afternoons | ekindilerihis late afternoons | ekindileribizour late afternoons | ekindilerigizyou all's late afternoons | ekindileritheir late afternoons |
| Genitive | ekindilenithe late afternoons' | ekindilerimimy late afternoons' | ekindileriŋiyour late afternoons' | ekindilerinihis late afternoons' | ekindileribizniour late afternoons' | ekindilerigizniyou all's late afternoons' | ekindilerinitheir late afternoons' |
| Accusative | ekindilenithe late afternoons (as the object) | ekindilerimimy late afternoons (as the object) | ekindileriŋiyour late afternoons (as the object) | ekindilerinhis late afternoons (as the object) | ekindileribizniour late afternoons (as the object) | ekindilerigizniyou all's late afternoons (as the object) | ekindilerintheir late afternoons (as the object) |
| Dative | ekindilegeto the late afternoons | ekindilerimeto my late afternoons | ekindileriŋeto your late afternoons | ekindilerineto his late afternoons | ekindileribizgeto our late afternoons | ekindilerigizgeto you all's late afternoons | ekindilerineto their late afternoons |
| Locative | ekindiledein / at the late afternoons | ekindilerimdein / at my late afternoons | ekindileriŋdein / at your late afternoons | ekindilerindein / at his late afternoons | ekindileribizdein / at our late afternoons | ekindilerigizdein / at you all's late afternoons | ekindilerindein / at their late afternoons |
| Ablative | ekindiledenfrom the late afternoons | ekindilerimdenfrom my late afternoons | ekindileriŋdenfrom your late afternoons | ekindilerindenfrom his late afternoons | ekindileribizdenfrom our late afternoons | ekindilerigizdenfrom you all's late afternoons | ekindilerindenfrom their 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.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.