-на
See also: на, ня, на-, -ња, and Appendix:Variations of "na"
Alutor
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na/
Suffix
-на (-na) (dual -нат, plural -нав'в'и)
- The third person patient suffix, marks the object of the verb.
- тыпӈылун
- I asked him
- туткынин ӄылавула
- The man is eating it
Usage notes
- If the subject is in the third person singular, the suffix -нина is used.
- When -на is at the end of a verb, the suffix is reduced to -н
See also
- -нина
- -тки
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [na]
Suffix
-на • (-na)
- the definite article "the" in its distal singular form, female gender.
- Песнана ја пуштаат по цел ден.
- Pesnana ja puštaat po cel den.
- They are playing that song all day long.
- the definite article "the" in its distal plural form, neuter gender.
- Види како играат децана.
- Vidi kako igraat decana.
- Look how those children (over there) are playing.
Related terms
- -он (-on)
- -но (-no)
See also
- Appendix:Macedonian articles
Mongolian
Pronunciation
(Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /n/
Suffix
-на • (-na)
- The durative tense suffix, expressing future for dynamic verbs and present for stative verbs
-In other words, it expresses (definite) future tense, something that *will* happen.
Ex) Би нохойтойгоо тэмдэглэнэ. (I will celebrate with my dog)
Би байшин авна. (I will buy a house)
Би маргааш монгол руу ирнэ. (I will come to Mongolia tomorrow)
Inflection
Vowel harmonic forms of -на
back vowel | front vowel | |
---|---|---|
unrounded | -на -na | -нэ -ne |
rounded | -но -no | -нө -nö |
Etymology 2
From the original stems ending in *-n suffixed with Proto-Mongolic *-a, a locative case suffix.
Suffix
-на • (-na) (Mongolian spelling ᠊ᠨᠠ (-n'a))
- Forms locational adverbs from spatial roots
Inflection
Vowel harmonic forms of -на
back vowel | front vowel | |
---|---|---|
unrounded | -на -na | -нэ -ne |
rounded | -но -no | -нө -nö |
Derived terms
Mongolian terms suffixed with -на (adverbial)
See also
- -р (-r)
- -аа (-aa)
- -гш (-gš)
- -уур (-uur)