-й

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See also: -и and й

Kyrgyz

Pronunciation

Suffix

-й • (-y)

  1. Agglutinated after a verb stem which ends in a vowel, forming an imperfective converb
  2. Agglutinated after the negative form of a verb stem, forming a negative imperfective or associative converb
    иште-→ иштей. ― işte-→ iştey. ― Not to work.
    жаз-→ жазбайт. ― jaz-→ jazbayt. ― Not to write.

Usage notes

For stems ending in consonants, variants -е (-ye), -ө (-ö), -а (-a), and -о (-o) are used, complying with vowel harmony.

See also

  • -п (-p, associative converb suffix)

Southern Altai

Pronunciation

Suffix

-й • (-y)

  1. Agglutinated after a verb stem which ends in a vowel, forming an imperfective converb
  2. Agglutinated after the negative form of a verb stem, forming a negative imperfective or associative converb

Usage notes

For stems ending in consonants, variants -е (-ye), -ӧ (-ö), -а (-a), and -о (-o) are used, complying with vowel harmony.

See also

  • -п (-p, associative converb suffix)

Tuvan

Pronunciation

Suffix

-й • (-y)

  1. Agglutinated after an affirmative verb stem which ends in a vowel, forming an affirmative imperfective converb
    1. Used to form the ability of a verb, with auxiliary ал- (al-, literally “to take”)
      Уруг удавас номчуй алыр. ― Urug udavas nomçuy alır. ― The child will be able to read soon.
    2. Used to form a perfective verb, with auxiliary бер- (ber-, literally “to give”)

See also

  • -п (-p, associative converb suffix)

Yakut

Pronunciation

Suffix

-й • (-y)

  1. Epithesis after a verb stem which originally ended in a lengthened high vowel (ии, үү, ыы, уу) or a short vowel (э, и, ө, ү, а, ы, о, у; only in a loan), due to Sakha conjugation do not allow stem in such endings

Derived terms

Category Yakut terms suffixed with -й not found
Wikious
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