-саар
Appearance
Mongolian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From an old instrumental case form of the past participle -сан (-san) [1]
Suffix
[edit]-саар • (-saar) (Mongolian spelling)
- The abtemporal converb, expressing that the action of the main clause has happened or has been happening since or during the action of the subordinate clause
Usage notes
[edit]- When followed by an auxiliary verb, it expresses something similar to English perfect progressive, and with the particle л (l) before the auxiliary it can be translated as "still be _____ing"
- The verb may be repeated for effect, either with the same suffix, or with the -н (-n) converb coming first.
Inflection
[edit]Vowel harmonic forms of -саар
back vowel | front vowel | |
---|---|---|
unrounded | -саар -saar | -сээр -seer |
rounded | -соор -soor | -сөөр -söör |
References
[edit]- ^ Poppe, Nicholas (1954) Grammar of Written Mongolian, O. Harrassowitz, [<https://www.istb.univie.ac.at/mongol/grammar/poppe/poppe.php?id=658 § 658]
Further reading
[edit]- Janhunen, Juha (2012) Mongolian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 19), John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 166
- Kullman, Rita with D. Tserenpil (1996) Mongolian Grammar, Hong Kong: Jensco Ltd., page 168
- Poppe, Nicholas (1954) Grammar of Written Mongolian, O. Harrassowitz, page 661