байх
Mongolian edit
| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
|---|---|
| ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠬᠤ (bayiqu) | байх (bajx) |
Etymology edit
From Proto-Mongolic *bayi-qu (“to stay, to be at”), compare Buryat байха (bajxa).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
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 edit
| Selected forms of байх | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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: