диэн
Yakut edit
Etymology edit
From диэ (die, “to say”) + -н (-n, associative converb suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
диэн • (dien)
- associative converb of диэ (die, “to say”)
Particle edit
диэн • (dien)
- Topic marker.
- Хатыҥ диэн сэбирдэхтээх мас буолар.
- Qatıñ dien sebirdeqteeq mas buolar.
- Birch (which is mentioned) is a deciduous tree.
- Marks speech (direct or indirect). The quoted speech comes first, then диэн, then the main verb. Compare Japanese と.
- Туох диэн бу таҥаһый ааттыыллар?
- Tuoq dien bu tañahıy aattııllar?
- What is the name of this material? / What do they call this material?