-ге

Kazakh

Alternative forms

• -ға (-ğa), -ке (-ke), -қа (-qa), -на (-na), -не (-ne), -а (-a), -е (-e)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *-ka. Cognate with Kyrgyz -ге (-ge), Turkish -e.

Suffix

-ге • (-ge)

1. to (Denotes dative case)

   ‎көл (köl, “a lake”) + ‎-ге (-ge) → ‎көлге (kölge, “to a lake”)

Usage notes

This suffix has special endings -на/-не, when the third person possessive suffix is added and -а/-е when the first or second person possessive suffixes are added.

• аяғы + -на = аяғына (to his/her leg)

  аяғым + -а = аяғыма (to my leg)

  аяғың + -а = аяғыңа (to your leg)

See also

• -сі (-sı, “third-person possessive suffix”)
• -ні (-nı, “accusative case”)
• -нің (-nıñ, “genitive case”)
• -де (-de, “locative case”)
• -ден (-den, “ablative case”)
• -мен (-men, “instrumental case”)