- Besides the words sa@w g-qhk,
 w su%ay lq;pFw lE#EG c]'Fw there are three other words which further
subdivide the day. Since they do not correspond to hours on the clock, they overlap,
the divisions between them are not exact. The references to clock time given below
are only approximations.
|
g-qhkw |
sa@w |
morning--4.00
AM-11.00 AM |
| lq;pw |
su%ay |
midday--10.00
AM-2.00 PM |
|
mPj'w |
thi&aG |
noon--12.00 |
|
[jkpw |
ba&ay |
afternoon--1.00
PM-5.00 PM |
|
c]'w |
lE#EG |
evening--5.00
PM-12.00 PM |
|
dk'7now |
kaaG khy#yn |
nighttime--8.00
PM-4.00 PM |
|
mPj'7now |
thi&aG khy#yn |
midnight--12.00 |
- tOOn 8vow is used with the above time words meaning 'while, during, at, in'.
|
8vomPj'w |
tOOn thi&aG |
noontime |
|
8voc]'w |
tOOn lE#EG |
in the
evening |
|
8vogdqhk3,'g-qhkw |
tOOn ka@w mo#oG sa%w |
at nine in
the morning |
|
- The time words in grammar note 1 (but su%ay lq;pw only rarely) are also used to specify clock
time. Note that ba&ay [jkpw precedes,
while the others follow the number.
|
luj3,'-k;w |
si&i mo#oG sa@w |
4.00 AM |
|
ly[lv'3,'mPj'w |
si#p sO%OG mo#oG thi^aG |
12.00 noon |
|
[jkplv'3,'w |
ba&ay sO%Oy mo#oG |
2.00 PM |
|
shk3,'c]'w |
ha^a mo#oG lE#EG |
5.00 PM |
|
3,'Vbj'dk'7now |
mo#oG ny&G kaan khy#yG |
1.00 AM |
- thy&a gmnjvw means 'time, instance'. sO%OG thy&a lv'gmnjvwwwmeans
'twice'.
- ca#k 9adw has
different meanings when it is used in different sentences.
- ca#k 9adw has meaning used to mean 'how many'.
|
g9qhkg7apwx9adgmnjvw |
ca@w khA#Ay pay ca#k thy&a |
How many
times have you gone? |
- ca#k 9adw means 'even' in the following sentences.
|
0hvp[=jg7apwx9adgmnjvw |
khO^y bO&O khA#Ay pay ca#k thy&a |
I've never
been there (even once). |
|
g9qhkg7apwx9adgmnjv[=w |
ca@w khA#Ay pay ca#k thy&a bOO |
Have you
ever been there (even once.) |
- ca#k 9ad
means 'only, just' in the expression i^ik ca#k nO&Oy vud9adVjvpw meaning
'just a little bit'. When referring to time, i^ik ca#k nO&Oy vud9adVjvpmeans 'in
a little while'. i^ik vud
often drops out.
- Note the answers to the following questionsl
|
g9qhk8hv'wx[=w |
ca@w tO@OG pay bOO |
Do you have
to go? |
|
8hv'w |
tO@OG |
Yes. |
|
[+8hv'w |
bO&O tO@OG |
No. |
|
]k;7q;o9twx[=w |
la#aw khu#an ca pay bOO |
Should he
go? |
|
7q;ow |
khu#an |
yes. |
|
[+7q;ow |
bO&O khu@an |
No. |
|
]k;g7apwx[=w |
la#aw khA#Ay pay bOO |
Has he ever
gone? |
|
g7apw |
khA#Ay |
Yes. |
|
[+g7apw |
bO&O khA#Ay |
No. |
|
