-сің

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sin"

Kazakh

Alternative forms

• -сың (-syñ)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *sen, which was a postposition. The -ң ending was added by analogue with second person possessive ending -ің (-ıñ). Cognate with Kyrgyz -иң (-iŋ), Turkish -in.

Suffix

-сің • (-sıñ)

1. are (denotes "to be" for second person singular informal when at the end of an object)

   ‎қазақ (qazaq, “a Kazakh”) + ‎-сің (-sıñ) → ‎қазақсың (qazaqsyñ, “You are a Kazakh”)

2. Denotes second person singular informal after various tenses

Usage notes

• This suffix is informal, while -сіз (-sız) is a formal and polite one, with a same meaning.
• This suffix doesn't get stress.