-аа
Mongolian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-аа • (-aa) (complying with vowel harmony)
- The imperfective participle suffix
Usage notes
[edit]- Even though this suffix belongs primarily to the participle conjugation denoting a past action that continues into the present, it is most commonly used in its negated form -аагүй (-aagüj) to make finite clauses with the meaning "haven't _____". It can also form rhetorical questions with interrogative particle юу and, more rarely, affirmative sentences (mostly байгаа (bajgaa), яваа (javaa)).
Etymology 2
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-аа • (-aa)
- alternative form of -аан (-aan)
Etymology 3
[edit]From Proto-Mongolic *-xan/*-ban. See өөр (öör), *öxer.
Suffix
[edit]-аа • (-aa) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠠᠨ (ban)) (complying with vowel harmony)
- one's own (reflexive suffix)
- (attached to a converb) indicates that the subjects of the main and the subordinate clauses are the same.
Alternative forms
[edit]| Reflexive Possession of Mongolian | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After -C(V) | -ээ (-ee) | -өө (-öö) | -аа (-aa) | -оо (-oo) |
| After -Cь | -иа (-ia) | -ио (-io) | ||
| After -VV | -гээ (-gee) | -гөө (-göö) | -гаа (-gaa) | -гоо (-goo) |
Etymology 4
[edit]Contains Proto-Mongolic *-a, a locative case suffix.
Suffix
[edit]-аа • (-aa) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠠ (n-a)) (complying with vowel harmony)
- Forms locational adverbs from spatial roots
Etymology 5
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-аа • (-aa)
- (causative suffix) Change intransitive verbs to transitive verbs.