-мін

Kazakh

Alternative forms

• -мын (-myn), -пын (-pyn), -пін (-pın), -бын (-byn), -бін (-bın)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ben, which was a postposition. Cognate with Kyrgyz -мин (-min), Turkish -im.

Suffix

-мін • (-mın)

1. am (denotes "to be" for first person singular when at the end of an object)

   ‎қазақ (qazaq, “a Kazakh”) + ‎-мін (-mın) → ‎қазақпын (qazaqpyn, “I am a Kazakh”)

2. Denotes first person singular after various tenses

Usage notes

• This suffix doesn't get stressed.