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Armenian
Alternative forms
- կ՚- (k’-) — before a vowel
- կու (ku)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Armenian կու (ku), which first appears in the 12th century and is of uncertain origin. According to Aytənean, from կայ (kay, “stands, is”) + ու (u, “and”).
Pronunciation
Particle
կը • (kə)
- (Western Armenian) particle put in front of the verb to form the indicative mood
- կը խօսիմ ― kə xōsim ― I am talking
- կը կարդար ― kə kardar ― he was reading
- (Eastern Armenian) Traditional orthography spelling of կ- (k-)
Usage notes
In Western Armenian, the form կու (ku) is used with the verbs գալ (gal), տալ (tal), and լալ (lal).
Further reading
- Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1959) Liakatar kʻerakanutʻyun hayocʻ lezvi hamematutʻyamb 562 lezuneri [Complete Grammar of the Armenian Language Compared to 562 Languages] (in Armenian), volume 4a, Yerevan: Academy Press, pages 389–395
- Aytənean, Arsēn (1866) Kʻnnakan kʻerakanutʻiwn ašxarhabar kam ardi hayerēn lezui. Kʻerakanutʻiwn [Critical Grammar of the Vernacular or Modern Armenian Language: Grammar], Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, page 77
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1972) Hay barbaṙagitutʻyan neracutʻyun [Introduction into Armenian Dialectology] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, pages 104–105