közüw
/køzyw/ · plural közüwle
Balkar spelling: keziw
1. turn, one's turn; queue, order, sequence, rotation
- közüw keldi — the turn came
- közüwüm keldi — my turn came
- sizge da jeter közüw — your turn will come too
- közüwüŋü saqla da aşıqma — wait for your turn and do not rush
- közüwü bla — in turn, in order
- közüw-közüw — turn by turn, in rotation
- közüw bla suwğa bardıla — they went to fetch water in turn
2. period, time, season, stage, phase, era; moment
- bu közüwde — at this time
- art közüwde — lately, in recent times
- boş közüwde — in one's free time
- har neni da közüwü boladı — everything has its time
- saban sürer közüw jetdi — the season for plowing has arrived
- qış közüwde tawlağa qar jawdu — in the winter season snow fell on the mountains
- jaşawnu har közüwü kesi ariwdu — every phase of life is beautiful in its own way
3. in turn, by turns, alternately
- közüw jırlaybız — we sing by turns
- jaşla atha közüw mindile — the boys rode the horse by turns
Expressions
- duniya közüwdü — life has its turns
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | közüwthe turn | közüwümmy turn | közüwüŋyour turn | közüwühis turn | közüwübüzour turn | közüwügüzyou all's turn | közüwleritheir turns |
| Genitive | közüwnüthe turn's | közüwümümy turn's | közüwüŋüyour turn's | közüwünühis turn's | közüwübüznüour turn's | közüwügüznüyou all's turn's | közüwlerinitheir turns' |
| Accusative | közüwnüthe turn (as the object) | közüwümümy turn (as the object) | közüwüŋüyour turn (as the object) | közüwünhis turn (as the object) | közüwübüznüour turn (as the object) | közüwügüznüyou all's turn (as the object) | közüwlerintheir turns (as the object) |
| Dative | közüwgeto the turn | közüwümeto my turn | közüwüŋeto your turn | közüwüneto his turn | közüwübüzgeto our turn | közüwügüzgeto you all's turn | közüwlerineto their turns |
| Locative | közüwdein / at the turn | közüwümdein / at my turn | közüwüŋdein / at your turn | közüwündein / at his turn | közüwübüzdein / at our turn | közüwügüzdein / at you all's turn | közüwlerindein / at their turns |
| Ablative | közüwdenfrom the turn | közüwümdenfrom my turn | közüwüŋdenfrom your turn | közüwündenfrom his turn | közüwübüzdenfrom our turn | közüwügüzdenfrom you all's turn | közüwlerindenfrom their turns |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | közüwlethe turns | közüwlerimmy turns | közüwleriŋyour turns | közüwlerihis turns | közüwleribizour turns | közüwlerigizyou all's turns | közüwleritheir turns |
| Genitive | közüwlenithe turns' | közüwlerimimy turns' | közüwleriŋiyour turns' | közüwlerinihis turns' | közüwleribizniour turns' | közüwlerigizniyou all's turns' | közüwlerinitheir turns' |
| Accusative | közüwlenithe turns (as the object) | közüwlerimimy turns (as the object) | közüwleriŋiyour turns (as the object) | közüwlerinhis turns (as the object) | közüwleribizniour turns (as the object) | közüwlerigizniyou all's turns (as the object) | közüwlerintheir turns (as the object) |
| Dative | közüwlegeto the turns | közüwlerimeto my turns | közüwleriŋeto your turns | közüwlerineto his turns | közüwleribizgeto our turns | közüwlerigizgeto you all's turns | közüwlerineto their turns |
| Locative | közüwledein / at the turns | közüwlerimdein / at my turns | közüwleriŋdein / at your turns | közüwlerindein / at his turns | közüwleribizdein / at our turns | közüwlerigizdein / at you all's turns | közüwlerindein / at their turns |
| Ablative | közüwledenfrom the turns | közüwlerimdenfrom my turns | közüwleriŋdenfrom your turns | közüwlerindenfrom his turns | közüwleribizdenfrom our turns | közüwlerigizdenfrom you all's turns | közüwlerindenfrom their 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.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.