uwahtı
/uwaxtɯ/
Definitions
1. a short space of time; a moment, an hour of the day
- ertden uwahtıda — early in the morning
- tüş uwahtıda — at midday
- keçe uwahtıda — at night-time
2. the appointed hour of one's death; one's destined end
- uwahtı jetse, qoymaz — when the hour comes it will not let go
- anı uwahtısı jetgendi — his hour has come
- uwahtısı tolğandı — his appointed time is complete
Related
zamansynonymtime; period, age, epoch; season, hour, the right time for something; tense
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | uwahtıthe moment | uwahtılathe moments | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | uwahtınıthe moment's | uwahtılanıthe moments' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | uwahtınıthe moment (as the object) | uwahtılanıthe moments (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | uwahtığato the moment | uwahtılağato the moments | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | uwahtıdaat / in the moment | uwahtıladaat / in the moments | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | uwahtıdanfrom the moment | uwahtıladanfrom the moments | 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 | uwahtımmy moment | uwahtılarımmy moments |
| your | uwahtıngyour moment | uwahtılarıngyour moments |
| his / her | uwahtısıhis / her moment | uwahtılarıhis / her moments |
| our | uwahtıbızour moment | uwahtılarıbızour moments |
| you all's | uwahtığızyou all's moment | uwahtılarığızyou all's moments |
| their | uwahtılarıtheir moment | uwahtılarıtheir moments |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: uwahtıları can mean "his / her moments", "their moment", or "their moments" — context decides.