qast
/qast/
Definitions
1. intention, purpose, design
- qast eterge — to intend, to set one's mind on something
- qastı bla — on purpose
- nedi seni qastıng? — what is your intention?
2. vow, solemn undertaking to do or not to do something
- alağa barmazğa qastım bardı — I have vowed not to go to them
- qastın buzarğa — to break his vow
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qastthe intention | qastlathe intentions | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qastnıthe intention's | qastlanıthe intentions' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qastnıthe intention (as the object) | qastlanıthe intentions (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qasthato the intention | qastlağato the intentions | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qastdaat / in the intention | qastladaat / in the intentions | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qastdanfrom the intention | qastladanfrom the intentions | 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 | qastımmy intention | qastlarımmy intentions |
| your | qastıngyour intention | qastlarıngyour intentions |
| his / her | qastıhis / her intention | qastlarıhis / her intentions |
| our | qastıbızour intention | qastlarıbızour intentions |
| you all's | qastığızyou all's intention | qastlarığızyou all's intentions |
| their | qastlarıtheir intention | qastlarıtheir intentions |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qastları can mean "his / her intentions", "their intention", or "their intentions" — context decides.