qaçanŋılı
/qatʃanŋɯlɯ/
of what time, dating from when, since when — Used before a noun: sen qaçanŋılı haparnı aytasa "what old story are you telling?" (literally "a story from when"). With beri it forms qaçanŋılı beri "since when".
- Sen qaçanŋılı haparnı aytasa? — What old story are you telling? (literally: a story from when)
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qaçanŋılımaI am since when | qaçanŋılısayou are since when | qaçanŋılıdıhe is since when | qaçanŋılıbızwe are since when | qaçanŋılısızyou all are since when | qaçanŋılıdılathey are since when |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qaçanŋılıdı — "compared to me, he is since when."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qaçanŋılıdımine is since when | seniki qaçanŋılıdıyours is since when | anıqı qaçanŋılıdıhis is since when | bizniki qaçanŋılıdıours is since when | sizniki qaçanŋılıdıyours (pl.) is since when | alanıqı qaçanŋılıdıtheirs is since when |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qaçanŋılıdılamine are since when | senikile qaçanŋılıdılayours are since when | anıqıla qaçanŋılıdılahis are since when | biznikile qaçanŋılıdılaours are since when | siznikile qaçanŋılıdılayours (pl.) are since when | alanıqıla qaçanŋılıdılatheirs are since when |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qaçanŋılıdı, bıla qaçanŋılıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".