kün
/kyn/ · plural künle
1. day, a period of twenty-four hours; a day of the week; date, day of the month — Also names the days of the week (baş kün Monday, şabat kün Saturday) and the date (bügün ne kündü "what is the date today?"). kün bla keçe also means a full day and night.
- har kün — every day
- baş kün — Monday
- şabat kün — Saturday
- kün bla keçe — day and night; twenty-four hours
- soluw kün — a rest day
- ıyıqnı ahır künü — the last day of the week
- bir künnü içinde — within one day
- bir kün sen esime tüşgense — one day you came to my mind
- men kitabnı eki künŋe oqudum — I read the book in two days
2. daytime, the daylight hours of a day
- künnü arasında — in the middle of the day
- uzun künle — long days
- kün qoşula başlağandı — the days have begun to grow longer
- kün qısharğandı — the days have grown shorter
3. sun — As the name of the star in astronomy it is written with a capital letter: Kün.
- kün tiydi — the sun came up
- kün batdı — the sun set
- ertdenŋi kün — the morning sun
- künnü közü körünŋenley — as soon as the sun showed its face
- kün tutuluw — a solar eclipse
- kün issi tiedi — the sun shines hot
4. sunshine, sunlight, the sun's warmth
- jaşla etlerin künŋe qızdıradıla — the boys warm their bodies in the sunshine
- kiyimleribizni künde qurğaqsıta edik — we used to dry our clothes in the sun
- kün terezeden üyge tüşedi — the sunlight falls into the house through the window
5. weather
- çuwaq kün — clear weather
- bulut kün — overcast weather
- kün açıldı — the weather cleared
- kün buzula tebredi — the weather began to turn bad
- kün amanda — in bad weather
6. notable day, holiday, feast day; a calendar date dedicated to something
- quwanç kün — a day of rejoicing
- Horlamnı künü — the Day of Victory
- ustaznı künü — Teachers' Day
- bügün bizni ullu künübüzdü — today is our great day
- quwanır künüŋ köb bolsun! — may you have many joyful days!
7. time, period
- adamnı qıyın künü — a person's difficult time
- tabsız künübüzde — in our hard times
- ol künlede elde jaşay edik — in those days we lived in the village
- qıyın künlede halq birge bolğandı — in hard times the people were together
8. good fortune, a good life, happy times
- kün körgen adam — a man who has seen good days
- kün körmezge — to see no good days
- bizge kün tuwğandı — good fortune has dawned for us
- künŋe çığarğa — to come into a good life
- ne künüm bardı? — what joy do I have in life?
9. circumstances, situation one source
- bu künŋe jetdik — we have come to this situation
- adamnı allay kününde — when a person is in such a situation
- anı künü bek qıyındı — his circumstances are very hard
- biz seni künüŋü bilmey edik — we did not know your situation
- künü amannı kölü da aman — whose lot is bad, his mood is bad too
10. my sunshine, a fond way to address someone — Used only with the first-person possessive ending: künüm. one source
- künüm, kelçi bılay — my sunshine, come here
- künüm, ne işleyse? — my sunshine, what are you doing?
- künüm, iynan, senden süygenim joqdu! — my sunshine, believe me, I love no one more than you!
- künüm, senŋe bir zat aytayım — my sunshine, let me tell you something
11. my God!, goodness! — A cry of surprise or joy, always said with the first-person possessive ending.
- künüm, bıllay haparnı eşitmegenme — my God, I have never heard news like this
- künüm, sen qaydan kelgense bılayğa? — my God, where have you come here from?
- künüm, bu ne seyir işdi! — goodness, what a strange thing this is!
Expressions
- ahır kün — dying day; hour of need
- aman kün başın qısarğa — suffer terribly
- aman kün kelirge — meet great misfortune
- aman kün körürge — suffer hardship
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | künthe day | künümmy day | künüŋyour day | künühis day | künübüzour day | künügüzyou all's day | künleritheir days |
| Genitive | künnüthe day's | künümümy day's | künüŋüyour day's | kününühis day's | künübüznüour day's | künügüznüyou all's day's | künlerinitheir days' |
| Accusative | künnüthe day (as the object) | künümümy day (as the object) | künüŋüyour day (as the object) | kününhis day (as the object) | künübüznüour day (as the object) | künügüznüyou all's day (as the object) | künlerintheir days (as the object) |
| Dative | künŋeto the day | künümeto my day | künüŋeto your day | kününeto his day | künübüzgeto our day | künügüzgeto you all's day | künlerineto their days |
| Locative | kündein / at the day | künümdein / at my day | künüŋdein / at your day | künündein / at his day | künübüzdein / at our day | künügüzdein / at you all's day | künlerindein / at their days |
| Ablative | kündenfrom the day | künümdenfrom my day | künüŋdenfrom your day | künündenfrom his day | künübüzdenfrom our day | künügüzdenfrom you all's day | künlerindenfrom their days |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | künlethe days | künlerimmy days | künleriŋyour days | künlerihis days | künleribizour days | künlerigizyou all's days | künleritheir days |
| Genitive | künlenithe days' | künlerimimy days' | künleriŋiyour days' | künlerinihis days' | künleribizniour days' | künlerigizniyou all's days' | künlerinitheir days' |
| Accusative | künlenithe days (as the object) | künlerimimy days (as the object) | künleriŋiyour days (as the object) | künlerinhis days (as the object) | künleribizniour days (as the object) | künlerigizniyou all's days (as the object) | künlerintheir days (as the object) |
| Dative | künlegeto the days | künlerimeto my days | künleriŋeto your days | künlerineto his days | künleribizgeto our days | künlerigizgeto you all's days | künlerineto their days |
| Locative | künledein / at the days | künlerimdein / at my days | künleriŋdein / at your days | künlerindein / at his days | künleribizdein / at our days | künlerigizdein / at you all's days | künlerindein / at their days |
| Ablative | künledenfrom the days | künlerimdenfrom my days | künleriŋdenfrom your days | künlerindenfrom his days | künleribizdenfrom our days | künlerigizdenfrom you all's days | künlerindenfrom their days |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: künleri can mean "his / her days", "their day", or "their days" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.