ი-

Laz

Prefix

ი- • (i-) (Latin spelling i-)

1. Action for one’s own benefit (reflexive verb marker)

   ‎ი- (i-) + ‎ბონ- (bon-, “to wash”) → ‎იბონამს (ibonams, “to wash oneself”)

2. Impersonal mood marker

   ‎ი- (i-) + ‎ჭკომ- (ç̌ǩom-, “to eat”) → ‎იჭკომენ (iç̌ǩomen, “to be edible”)

3. Function unknown・can be replaced

   ‎ი- (i-) + ‎ბგარ- (bgar-, “to cry”) → ‎იბგარს (ibgars, “to cry”)

   ‎ი- (i-) + ‎მტ- (mť-, “to escape”) → ‎იმტენ (imťen, “to escape”)

   ‎ი- (i-) + ‎ნჯირ- (ncir-, “to sleep”) → ‎ინჯირს (incirs, “to sleep”)

4. derivational prefix forming verbs from loan words

   ‎ი- (i-) + ‎çalışmak → ‎იჩალიშამს (içalişams, “to work”)

   ‎ი- (i-) + ‎telefon → ‎ითელეჶონამს (itelefonams, “to call”)

5. 1st and 2nd person version of the version marker უ-