qaçanŋı
/qatʃanŋɯ/
dating from when, from what time, that happened when — Placed before a noun to ask when something happened or how old it is, as in qaçanŋı haparnı aytasa "when did the thing you are telling about happen?"
- bu qaçanŋı hapardı? — when is this news from?
- ol qaçanŋı suratdı? — when is that picture from?
- qaçanŋı haparnı aytasa? — when did the news you are telling happen?
- qaçanŋı iş? — a matter from when?
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qaçanŋımaI am dating from when | qaçanŋısayou are dating from when | qaçanŋıdıhe is dating from when | qaçanŋıbızwe are dating from when | qaçanŋısızyou all are dating from when | qaçanŋıdılathey are dating from when |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qaçanŋıdı — "compared to me, he is dating from when."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qaçanŋıdımine is dating from when | seniki qaçanŋıdıyours is dating from when | anıqı qaçanŋıdıhis is dating from when | bizniki qaçanŋıdıours is dating from when | sizniki qaçanŋıdıyours (pl.) is dating from when | alanıqı qaçanŋıdıtheirs is dating from when |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qaçanŋıdılamine are dating from when | senikile qaçanŋıdılayours are dating from when | anıqıla qaçanŋıdılahis are dating from when | biznikile qaçanŋıdılaours are dating from when | siznikile qaçanŋıdılayours (pl.) are dating from when | alanıqıla qaçanŋıdılatheirs are dating from when |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qaçanŋıdı, bıla qaçanŋıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".