-ді

See also: Appendix:Variations of "di"

Kazakh

Alternative forms

• -ды (-dy), -ты (-ty), -ті (-tı)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *-ti. Cognate with Kyrgyz -ди (-di), Turkish -di.

Suffix

-ді • (-dı)

1. -ed (Used to form past tense)

   Ол музыка тыңдады.

   Ol muzyka tyñdady.

   He listened to music.

See also

• -іп (-ıp, “suffix forming past inferential tense”)
• -ған (-ğan, “suffix forming past perfect tense”)
• -атын (-atyn, “suffix forming past habitual tense”)

Etymology 2

Probably from Proto-Turkic *tur-. Cognate with Turkish -dir.

Suffix

-ді • (-dı)

1. Third-person singular ending.

Usage notes

It is mostly used only after -й (-i) suffix in modern Kazakh.

Etymology 3

See the corresponding lemma form.

Suffix

-ді • (-dı)

1. Form of -ні (-nı) in soft words and after voiced consonants or И, Ю.