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Kyrgyz

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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(-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

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

See also

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  • -п (-p, associative converb suffix)

Southern Altai

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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(-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

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

See also

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  • -п (-p, associative converb suffix)

Tuvan

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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(-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

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  • -п (-p, associative converb suffix)

Yakut

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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(-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

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Category Yakut terms suffixed with -й not found