keç

/ketʃ/ · plural keçle

1. (adj.) late, toward the end of a day or season

keç zaman — a late hour
keç aşham — late evening
keç jetgen kögetle — late-ripening fruit
keç tuwğan sabiy — a child born late
keç jaŋur — a late rain
keç qonaq — a late guest

2. (adj.) belated, delayed, coming after the proper time

keç kelgen jaz — a belated spring
keç kelgen süymeklik — belated love

3. (adv.) late, at a late hour, after the proper time

keç kel — come late
keç keldim — I came late
ol üyge keç keldi — he came home late
atam işden keç qaytdı — my father came back late from work
men anı keç aŋıladım — I understood it late
keç eterge — to be late
keç etme, barlıq eseŋ — don't be late, if you are going
keç etmey — on time, without being late
biz keç etmey jolğa çığayıq — let's set off on the road without being late

4. (adv.) too late, of a moment or chance that has passed; used as a predicate — Used as a predicate, as in zaman keçdi 'it is already late'.

alqın keç tüldü — it is not too late yet
artha turuw endi keçdi — backing down is now too late

5. (n.) evening, dusk

keç boldu — evening has come
keçge deri — until dusk
keçge deri işledik — we worked until evening
keç ete — toward evening
keç bolğanlay — as soon as dusk falls
keç qolay bolsun — good evening (lit. may the evening be good)

Expressions

keç qolay bolsun — good evening (Formula · Greeting)
ertde-keçden boşlanırğa — get out of hand (Idiom)
keç bet alırğa — grow dark (Idiom)

Found in

100 common adjectives

Sources

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Gochiyaeva et al. 1993 · Russian–Karachay Learner's Dictionary · meaning 1
Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1, 3, 4
Guzeev 2000 · School Explanatory Dictionary of the Balkar Language · meaning 5
Guzeev 2003 · Balkar–Russian School Dictionary · meaning 2
Guzeev 2013 · Dictionary of Homonyms of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1–3, 5
Khabichev (ed.) 1990 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Phrasebook · meanings 1, 3
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · meanings 1, 3
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · meanings 1, 3
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · all meanings
Zhulabov et al. 1997 · School Russian–Balkar Dictionary · meaning 3

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As an adjective

Degrees

Degrees — keç
Degree	—form
base form	keçlate
comparative — more	keçireklater
intensifier — very	bek keçvery late
superlative — most	em keçthe latest

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — keç
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki keçdimine is late	seniki keçdiyours is late	anıqı keçdihis is late	bizniki keçdiours is late	sizniki keçdiyours (pl.) is late	alanıqı keçditheirs is late
comparative — more	meniki keçirekdimine is later	seniki keçirekdiyours is later	anıqı keçirekdihis is later	bizniki keçirekdiours is later	sizniki keçirekdiyours (pl.) is later	alanıqı keçirekditheirs is later
intensifier — very	meniki bek keçdimine is very late	seniki bek keçdiyours is very late	anıqı bek keçdihis is very late	bizniki bek keçdiours is very late	sizniki bek keçdiyours (pl.) is very late	alanıqı bek keçditheirs is very late
superlative — most	meniki em keçdimine is the latest	seniki em keçdiyours is the latest	anıqı em keçdihis is the latest	bizniki em keçdiours is the latest	sizniki em keçdiyours (pl.) is the latest	alanıqı em keçditheirs is the latest

Several things

Several things — keç
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile keçdilemine are late	senikile keçdileyours are late	anıqıla keçdilehis are late	biznikile keçdileours are late	siznikile keçdileyours (pl.) are late	alanıqıla keçdiletheirs are late
comparative — more	menikile keçirekdilemine are later	senikile keçirekdileyours are later	anıqıla keçirekdilehis are later	biznikile keçirekdileours are later	siznikile keçirekdileyours (pl.) are later	alanıqıla keçirekdiletheirs are later
intensifier — very	menikile bek keçdilemine are very late	senikile bek keçdileyours are very late	anıqıla bek keçdilehis are very late	biznikile bek keçdileours are very late	siznikile bek keçdileyours (pl.) are very late	alanıqıla bek keçdiletheirs are very late
superlative — most	menikile em keçdilemine are the latest	senikile em keçdileyours are the latest	anıqıla em keçdilehis are the latest	biznikile em keçdileours are the latest	siznikile em keçdileyours (pl.) are the latest	alanıqıla em keçdiletheirs are the latest

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu keçdi, bıla keçdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".

As a noun

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of keç, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	keçthe evening	keçimmy evening	keçiŋyour evening	keçihis evening	keçibizour evening	keçigizyou all's evening	keçleritheir evenings
Genitive	keçnithe evening's	keçimimy evening's	keçiŋiyour evening's	keçinihis evening's	keçibizniour evening's	keçigizniyou all's evening's	keçlerinitheir evenings'
Accusative	keçnithe evening (as the object)	keçimimy evening (as the object)	keçiŋiyour evening (as the object)	keçinhis evening (as the object)	keçibizniour evening (as the object)	keçigizniyou all's evening (as the object)	keçlerintheir evenings (as the object)
Dative	keçgeto the evening	keçimeto my evening	keçiŋeto your evening	keçineto his evening	keçibizgeto our evening	keçigizgeto you all's evening	keçlerineto their evenings
Locative	keçdein / at the evening	keçimdein / at my evening	keçiŋdein / at your evening	keçindein / at his evening	keçibizdein / at our evening	keçigizdein / at you all's evening	keçlerindein / at their evenings
Ablative	keçdenfrom the evening	keçimdenfrom my evening	keçiŋdenfrom your evening	keçindenfrom his evening	keçibizdenfrom our evening	keçigizdenfrom you all's evening	keçlerindenfrom their evenings

Plural

Plural — cases of keç, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	keçlethe evenings	keçlerimmy evenings	keçleriŋyour evenings	keçlerihis evenings	keçleribizour evenings	keçlerigizyou all's evenings	keçleritheir evenings
Genitive	keçlenithe evenings'	keçlerimimy evenings'	keçleriŋiyour evenings'	keçlerinihis evenings'	keçleribizniour evenings'	keçlerigizniyou all's evenings'	keçlerinitheir evenings'
Accusative	keçlenithe evenings (as the object)	keçlerimimy evenings (as the object)	keçleriŋiyour evenings (as the object)	keçlerinhis evenings (as the object)	keçleribizniour evenings (as the object)	keçlerigizniyou all's evenings (as the object)	keçlerintheir evenings (as the object)
Dative	keçlegeto the evenings	keçlerimeto my evenings	keçleriŋeto your evenings	keçlerineto his evenings	keçleribizgeto our evenings	keçlerigizgeto you all's evenings	keçlerineto their evenings
Locative	keçledein / at the evenings	keçlerimdein / at my evenings	keçleriŋdein / at your evenings	keçlerindein / at his evenings	keçleribizdein / at our evenings	keçlerigizdein / at you all's evenings	keçlerindein / at their evenings
Ablative	keçledenfrom the evenings	keçlerimdenfrom my evenings	keçleriŋdenfrom your evenings	keçlerindenfrom his evenings	keçleribizdenfrom our evenings	keçlerigizdenfrom you all's evenings	keçlerindenfrom their evenings

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: keçleri can mean "his / her evenings", "their evening", or "their evenings" — context decides.

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.