Morphology of Kyrgyz language
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Noun morphology
Noun cases:
| Case Name | Suffixes |
|---|---|
| absolute | --- |
| genitive | -нын, -нин, -дын, -дин, -тын, -тин, -нун, -нүн, -дун, -дүн, -тун, -түн |
| dative | -га, -ка, -ге, -ке, -го, -ко, -гө, -кө |
| definite-accusative | -ны, -ни, -ды, -ди, -ты, -ти, -ну, -нү, -ду, -дү, -ту, -тү |
| locative | -да, -де, -та, -те, -до, -дө, -то, -тө |
| ablative | -дан, -ден, -тан, -тен, -дон, -дөн, -тон, -төн |
Genitive, Rules for suffixes
| Rules | -нын(nyn),-ын(yn) transfromation | Examples | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ends with vowels | -нын(nyn),-нун(nun),-нин(nin),нүн(niun) | бала+нын, тоо+нун, эне+нин, төө+нүн | child's, mountain's, mother's, camel's |
| Ends with Voiced Consonants | -дын(dyn),-дун(dun),-дин(din),-дүн(diun) | жаз+дын, коом+дун, билим+дин, көз+дүн | spring's, community's, knowledge's, eye's |
| Ends with Unvoiced Consonants | -тын(tyn),-тун(tun),-тин(tin),-түн(tiun) | катт+тын, топ+тун, китеп+тин,өтүк+түн | mail's, ball's, book's, shoe's |
| Ends with Third persons Possesive-ы(y),-сы(sy) and -ныкы(nyky) | -ын(yn),-ун(un),-ин(in),-үн(iun) | мал+ы+нын, саат+ы+нын, бала+сы+н+ын, инисин+ин, үйүн+үн, короосун+ун, мектептикин+нин | of his animal's, of his watch's, of his child's, of his brother's, of his house's, of his garden's, of school's smth's |
