zaman
/ zaman /
Definition noun time
Examples
- zaman cok — there's no time
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | zaman the time | zamanla the times | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | zamannı the time's | zamanlanı the times' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | zamannı the time (as the object) | zamanlanı the times (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | zamanğa to the time | zamanlağa to the times | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | zamanda at / in the time | zamanlada at / in the times | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | zamandan from the time | zamanladan from the times | 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 | zamanım my time | zamanlarım my times |
| your | zamanıng your time | zamanlarıng your times |
| his / her | zamanı his / her time | zamanları his / her times |
| our | zamanıbız our time | zamanlarıbız our times |
| you all's | zamanığız you all's time | zamanlarığız you all's times |
| their | zamanları their time | zamanları their times |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: zamanları can mean "his / her times", "their time", or "their times" — context decides.