qaçan
/qatʃan/
1. when, at what time
- qaçan kellikse? — when will you come?
- qaçan söleşirikdile? — when will they speak?
- qaçandan beri? — since when?
2. ever, at any time — with da
- qaçan da — always, at any time
- ol qaçan da jarıq adamdı — he is always a cheerful man
- qaçan bolsa da — some time or other
3. Fixed indefinite-time idiom qaçan ese da (lit. 'when it may be') meaning 'at some point in the past, once upon a time, sometime'.