qast
/qast/ · plural qastla
1. intention, purpose, design
- qast etib — on purpose, deliberately
- qast eterge — to intend, to set one's mind on something
- nedi qastıŋ, muratıŋ — what is your intention, your aim
- nedi seni qastıŋ? — what is your intention?
- qastıma jetdim — I reached my aim
2. vow, pledge, solemn undertaking — Often a vow made to oneself, especially to give something up.
- alağa barmazğa qastım bardı — I have vowed not to go to them
- tütün içmezge qast etdi — he vowed not to smoke
- qastın buzarğa — to break one's vow
3. determination, resolve, striving toward an aim — Names the drive behind an aim rather than the aim itself.
- ol oqurğa qast etdi — he set his mind on studying
- işni boşarğa qast etebiz — we are determined to finish the work
- ahırğa deriçi jeŋdirmezge qast etdi — resolved not to be beaten to the end
- alğa barırğa qast etdim — I resolved to press forward
Expressions
- qast eterge — strive to do
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qastthe intention | qastımmy intention | qastıŋyour intention | qastıhis intention | qastıbızour intention | qastığızyou all's intention | qastlarıtheir intentions |
| Genitive | qastnıthe intention's | qastımımy intention's | qastıŋıyour intention's | qastınıhis intention's | qastıbıznıour intention's | qastığıznıyou all's intention's | qastlarınıtheir intentions' |
| Accusative | qastnıthe intention (as the object) | qastımımy intention (as the object) | qastıŋıyour intention (as the object) | qastınhis intention (as the object) | qastıbıznıour intention (as the object) | qastığıznıyou all's intention (as the object) | qastlarıntheir intentions (as the object) |
| Dative | qasthato the intention | qastımato my intention | qastıŋato your intention | qastınato his intention | qastıbızğato our intention | qastığızğato you all's intention | qastlarınato their intentions |
| Locative | qastdain / at the intention | qastımdain / at my intention | qastıŋdain / at your intention | qastındain / at his intention | qastıbızdain / at our intention | qastığızdain / at you all's intention | qastlarındain / at their intentions |
| Ablative | qastdanfrom the intention | qastımdanfrom my intention | qastıŋdanfrom your intention | qastındanfrom his intention | qastıbızdanfrom our intention | qastığızdanfrom you all's intention | qastlarındanfrom their intentions |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qastlathe intentions | qastlarımmy intentions | qastlarıŋyour intentions | qastlarıhis intentions | qastlarıbızour intentions | qastlarığızyou all's intentions | qastlarıtheir intentions |
| Genitive | qastlanıthe intentions' | qastlarımımy intentions' | qastlarıŋıyour intentions' | qastlarınıhis intentions' | qastlarıbıznıour intentions' | qastlarığıznıyou all's intentions' | qastlarınıtheir intentions' |
| Accusative | qastlanıthe intentions (as the object) | qastlarımımy intentions (as the object) | qastlarıŋıyour intentions (as the object) | qastlarınhis intentions (as the object) | qastlarıbıznıour intentions (as the object) | qastlarığıznıyou all's intentions (as the object) | qastlarıntheir intentions (as the object) |
| Dative | qastlağato the intentions | qastlarımato my intentions | qastlarıŋato your intentions | qastlarınato his intentions | qastlarıbızğato our intentions | qastlarığızğato you all's intentions | qastlarınato their intentions |
| Locative | qastladain / at the intentions | qastlarımdain / at my intentions | qastlarıŋdain / at your intentions | qastlarındain / at his intentions | qastlarıbızdain / at our intentions | qastlarığızdain / at you all's intentions | qastlarındain / at their intentions |
| Ablative | qastladanfrom the intentions | qastlarımdanfrom my intentions | qastlarıŋdanfrom your intentions | qastlarındanfrom his intentions | qastlarıbızdanfrom our intentions | qastlarığızdanfrom you all's intentions | qastlarındanfrom their 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.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.