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Suffix
-ым • (-ım)
- First-person singular possessive suffix denoting singular possession in words ending in a consonant.
- кыз (kız, “cherry”) + -ым (-ım) → кызым (kızım, “my cherry”)
Usage notes
- If the noun ends in a vowel, it becomes "-м" (for the possession suffix)
- коло (kolo) + -ым (-ım) → колом (kolom)
- It's used only when the word ends in a vowel. It may change into "-им", "-ум", and "-үм" according to the last vowel of the word. (possession suffix)
- кийим (kiyim) + -ым (-ım) → кийимим (kiyimim) (the last vowel is "e" or "i")
- кол (kol) + -ым (-ım) → колум (kolum) (the last vowel is "o" or "u")
- үй (üy) + -ым (-ım) → үйүм (üyüm) (the last vowel is "ö" or "ü")
Suffix
-ым • (-ım)
- attached to a verb stem, forming a noun that represents an instance of, or a result of performing, the action implied by the verb
- кий- (kiy-, “to wear”) → кийим (kiyim, “clothing”)