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Afar
Pronunciation 1
Suffix
-ta
- Form of -yta used after nouns ending in consonants.
Declension
Declension of -ta
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absolutive
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-ta
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predicative
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-ta
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subjective
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-tí
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genitive
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-tí
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Pronunciation 2
Suffix
-tá
- Form of -ytá used after nouns ending in consonants.
Declension
Declension of -tá
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absolutive
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-tá
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predicative
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-tá
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subjective
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-tá
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genitive
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-tá
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References
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 228
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Basque
Etymology
From eta (“and”).[1]
Suffix
-ta
- adverbial suffix
- Guztiz bustita zatoz. ― You're totally soaked.
- Hori esanda, nahi duzuna egin ezazu. ― Having said that, do whatever you want.
References
Estonian
Suffix
-ta
- suffix for the abessive case, without.
Usage notes
- Suffixed to the genitive singular.
- Often used in conjunction with the preposition ilma, for example ilma soolata "without salt, saltless".
Finnish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *-t'ak, from Proto-Uralic *-ta- (verbalizer) (see the Proto-Finnic entry for more).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ta (front vowel harmony variant -tä, stem -a-, linguistic notation -A- or -tA)
- Forms verbs from nouns, generally with a causative, factitive or instrumental meaning.
- kampa (“comb”) + -ta → kammata (“to comb”)
- linko (“sling; centrifuge”) + -ta → lingota (“to hurl, sling, fling”)
Usage notes
- The derivatives belong to the conjugation types 73, 74 and 75. The only differences between these three types are the conditional forms, with 74 being a superset of 73 and 75 (allowing both forms of conditional stems). Stems ending in -a are always type 73, while other vowels result in 74 and 75 (with no clear regular pattern; colloquially all of these, except for those with stems ending in -i- like selvitä, are often inflected as if they were in class 74).
- Triggers consonant gradation in the root, if applicable.
- Used mainly on bisyllabic vowel-stem nouns. For monosyllabic and consonant-stem nouns, -taa is more common.
- A final -i- in the stem -ta is attached to usually becomes -e-.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Finnic *-t'ak.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ta (front vowel harmony variant -tä, stem -a-, linguistic notation -A- or -tA)
- Forms verbs from nouns with a translative or reflexive meaning.
- kato (“disappearance”) + -ta → kadota (“to disappear”)
- raukea (“limp, drowsy”) + -ta → raueta (“to weaken, lapse”)
Usage notes
- The derivatives belong to the conjugation types 74, 75 and rarely 73. The only differences between these three types are the conditional forms, with 74 being a superset of 73 and 75 (allowing both forms of conditional stems). Stems ending in -a are always type 73, while other vowels result in 74 and 75 (with no clear regular pattern; colloquially all of these, except for those with stems ending in -i-, are often inflected as if they were in class 74).
- Triggers consonant gradation in the root, if applicable.
- A final -i- in the stem -ta is attached to usually becomes -e-.
- Largely conflated with etymology 1, as they have fallen together in form.
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 3
From Proto-Finnic *-ta, ultimately from the Proto-Uralic ablative case *-ta (compare to Moksha -да, -та (-da, -ta) and Erzya -до (-do)).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ta (front vowel harmony variant -tä, linguistic notation -tA)
- A suffix for the partitive singular case.
Usage notes
See also
Etymology 4
Suffix
-ta (front vowel harmony variant -tä, stem -a-, linguistic notation -A- or -tA) (dialectal)
- (Eastern Finnish) Alternative form of -ida
Usage notes
See Appendix:Eastern Finnish reflexive verbs.
Conjugation
See Appendix:Eastern Finnish reflexive verbs.
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ta (front vowel harmony variant -tä, linguistic notation -tA)
- (dialectal) Alternative form of -tta (abessive case ending)
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ta
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- (past-tense suffix) Forms the third-person singular indicative past definite form of verbs.
- olvas (“to read”) + -ta → olvasta (“he/she (has/had) read (it)”)
- (verbal-participle suffix) Forms the verbal participle of verbs, always following the agent noun.
- okoz (“to cause”) + -ta → okozta (“caused by”)
- a vihar okozta kár ― the damage caused by the storm (literally, “storm-caused damage”)
- (noun-forming suffix) Forms nouns from certain verbs (cf. -ás), incorporating the third-person singular possessive suffix (-a), which can be replaced by other personal possessive suffixes.
- tud (“to know”) → tudta (“his/her knowledge ”)
Usage notes
- (past-tense and verbal-participle suffix) Variants:
- -ta is added to most back-vowel verbs
- -te is added to most front-vowel verbs
- -tta is added to back-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (hí, rí, szí; ó, ró; fú)
- -tte is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (lő, nő, sző; nyű)
- -otta is added to back-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (fut, nyit, except lát)
- -ette is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (vet)
- -ötte is added to rounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (köt, süt, üt)
- (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
- -ta is added to most back-vowel verbs
- -te is added to most front-vowel verbs
- -tte is added to front-vowel verbs that originally ended in a vowel (like jön, originally jő)
- -ata is added to back-vowel verbs that form the infinitive with a linking vowel (like hall)
- -ete is added to front-vowel verbs that form the infinitive with a linking vowel (like kell)
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
Igbo
- -té (neutral tongue position)
Suffix
-tá
- towards, to.
- pụ (“go out”) → pụtá (“come out”)
- chọ́ (“want, seek”) → chọ́tá (“find”)
- to one's advantage, for.
Ilocano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-ta, an enclitic form of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, whence Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
-ta
- First-person dual absolutive enclitic pronoun; we (two); us (two); you and I; you and me
- Aggayyemta. ― You and I are friends.
- First-person dual ergative enclitic pronoun; we (two); you and I
- Masapul a tulunganta ni Maria. ― You and I should help Maria.
- First-person dual possessive marker; our (mine and yours); of us two
- Awan inggana koma ti ayatta. ― May our love last forever.
See also
Ilocano personal pronouns
Person
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Number
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Absolutive
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Ergative
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Oblique
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Possessive
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Disjunctive
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Enclitic
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Enclitic3
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bági form
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kukua form
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First
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singular
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siak
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-ak
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-ko, -k
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kaniak
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bagik
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kukuak, kuak
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dual
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data, sita1
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-ta
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kaniata, kadata
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bagita
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kukuata
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plural inclusive
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datayo, sitayo1
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-tayo, -tay
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kaniatayo, kadatayo
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bagitayo
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kukuatayo
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plural exclusive
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dakami, sikami1
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-kami, -kam
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-mi
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kaniami, kadakami
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bagimi
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kukuami
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Second
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singular
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sika
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-ka
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-mo, -m
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kaniam, kenka
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bagim
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kukuam
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plural
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dakayo, sikayo1
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-kayo, -kay
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-yo
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kaniayo, kadakayo
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bagiyo
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kukuayo
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Third
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singular
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isu, isuna
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Ø2
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-na
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kaniana, kenkuana
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bagina
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kukuana
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plural
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isuda
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-da
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kaniada, kadakuada
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bagida
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kukuada
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1Regional variants. 2Null morpheme. There is no absolutive enclitic for the third person singular pronoun. The disjunctives isu or isuna may also be used. 3Ergative enclitics are also used as possessive markers.
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Irish
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Suffix
-ta
- added to nouns to form adjectives
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Suffix
-ta
- used to form strong plural forms of nouns
Etymology 3
From Old Irish -ta, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts, whence also Ancient Greek -της (-tēs), Sanskrit -ताति (-tāti), and Latin -tās.
Suffix
-ta
- used to form the past participle of verbs
Derived terms
Etymology 4
Suffix
-ta
- genitive singular of -adh (verbal noun suffix)
Japanese
Romanization
-ta
- Rōmaji transcription of た
Kambera
Pronoun
-ta
- first person plural inclusive accusative enclitic
See also
Kambera pronominal clitics
Lakota
Suffix
-ta
- to, at, on, in
- pahá (“hill, butte”) + -ta → paháta (“on the hill, butte”)
- maȟpíya (“sky”) + -ta → maȟpíyata (“in the sky”)
- mní (“water”) + -ta → mniyáta (“at the water”)
Usage notes
Changes to (-ata), (-yata) following vowel.
Latin
Suffix
-ta
- inflection of -tus:
- feminine nominative/vocative singular
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Suffix
-tā
- feminine ablative singular of -tus
Makasar
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta, from Proto-Austronesian *ta.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ta (possessive suffix, Lontara spelling ᨈ)
- our (first person plural inclusive)
- your (polite second person singular and plural)
See also
Makasar free and bound pronouns
Quechua
Etymology
From Proto-Quechuan *-kta. Compare with Classical Quechua -kta.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ta
- Used for the accusative case. Indicates the direct object of a verb or the goal of a motion verb.
- wasi (“house”) + -ta → wasita (“at the house”)
- mama (“mother”) + -ta → mamaykita (“your mother (direct object)”)
- Used to form adverbs from adjectives.
- allin (“good”) + -ta → allinta (“well”)
Scottish Gaelic
Suffix
-ta
- Alternative form of -te
- 'S leònta mo làmh. ― My hand is wounded.
Derived terms
Somali
Suffix
-ta
- A condition or state
Turkish
Suffix
-ta
- Alternative form of -da (locative suffix) (after an unvoiced consonant).
Ye'kwana
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Suffix
-ta
- Forms intransitive verbs with patient-like arguments from nouns.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Suffix
-ta
- Forms the certain future tense.
Usage notes
Verbs with this suffix take series I person markers.
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Cognates are found in many other Cariban languages, where they are usually restricted to use with or in place of an imperative marker cognate to -kö. The Ye'kwana suffix thus shows a broadened scope of use.
Suffix
-ta
- Directs that the command or request expressed by a verb must be executed somewhere else and not at the place where the order was given.
Usage notes
This suffix immediately precedes the verb’s tense/aspect/mood markers (and so is distinguished from the certain future suffix above). In most cases, it can only appear with one of the three modal markers -kö (imperative), -iye (jussive), and -'ñojo (rogative); however, when used in the imperative singular, it takes the place of the suffix -kö instead of appearing alongside it.
In the plural this suffix takes the form -tan except in the third person, where it does not change. That is, it takes the form -tan when followed by plural -tö.
Derived terms
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “-ta”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon, pages 149, 225–226, 234–236