байх
Mongolian
Mongolian | Cyrillic |
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ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠬᠤ (bayiqu) | байх (bajx) |
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *bayi-qu (“to stay, to be at”), compare Buryat байха (bajxa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pæːχ/, [pæ̝ːχ]
Verb
байх • (bajx)
- to be, have, appear, exist, keep, hold
- to reside, live, dwell, stay, remain, repose, rest, underlie
- to attend
- to consist, get, happen, conclude
- to move, go
- to hug
- to ride, sit
Conjugation
Selected forms of байх | ||
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Positive | ||
Habitual participle | байдаг | bajdag |
Past participle | байсан | bajsan |
Future participle | байх | bajx |
Durative | байна | bajna |
Terminative | байав | bajav |
Confirmative | байлаа | bajlaa |
Resultative | байжээ | bajžee |
Imperative | бай | baj |
Imperfective converb | байж | bajž |
Like verbs meaning "to be" in many languages, this verb is irregular. The habitual participle forms also include irregular байн (bajn).Negative forms:
- Present: байхгүй (bajxgüj)
- Present habitual: байдаггүй (bajdaggüj)
- Past: байгаагүй (bajgaagüj)