kunam
{adverb} {conjunction} {particle} {pronoun} 1. when (question word and conjunction)
♢ teatrə̑š kunam kajet? {sentence} when are you going to the theater?
♢ om pale, kunam pörtə̑lam {sentence} I don't know when I'll be back again
♢ kunam tarβanena? {sentence} when will we leave?
♢ tunam tə̑jə̑n sulə̑ket kasarem, kunam tə̑j tidə̑m č́ə̑la ške ümbaket nalat {sentence} when you own up to it all, then I will forgive you your sins
♦ kunam tə̑landa kelša {adverb} when it suits you
2. how, when (used in rhetorical questions)
♢ tide nergen iktaž-kö šonalten, al'e uke? kunam šonen ogə̑tə̑l {sentence} did anybody think about this or not? how could they not think about it
