közüw
/køzyw/
Definitions
1. turn, queue, rotation, sequence
- közüwüm keldi — my turn came
- közüw bla suwğa bardıla — they went to fetch water in turn
- közüwüngü saqla da aşıqma — wait for your turn and do not rush
2. period, stage, season, phase, era
- saban sürer közüw jetdi — the season for plowing fields has arrived
- qış közüwde tawlağa qar jawdu — during the winter season snow fell on the mountains
- jaşawnu har közüwü kesi ariwdu — every phase of life is beautiful in its own way
Related
közüwlühavingcoming at its due turn, regular, next in the order
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | közüwthe turn | közüwlethe turns | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | közüwnüthe turn's | közüwlenithe turns' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | közüwnüthe turn (as the object) | közüwlenithe turns (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | közüwgeto the turn | közüwlegeto the turns | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | közüwdeat / in the turn | közüwledeat / in the turns | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | közüwdenfrom the turn | közüwledenfrom the turns | 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 | közüwümmy turn | közüwlerimmy turns |
| your | közüwüngyour turn | közüwleringyour turns |
| his / her | közüwühis / her turn | közüwlerihis / her turns |
| our | közüwübüzour turn | közüwleribizour turns |
| you all's | közüwügüzyou all's turn | közüwlerigizyou all's turns |
| their | közüwleritheir turn | közüwleritheir turns |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: közüwleri can mean "his / her turns", "their turn", or "their turns" — context decides.