Mongolian

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MongolianCyrillic
ᠢᠷᠡᠬᠦ
(irekü)
ирэх
(irex)

Etymology

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From Proto-Mongolic *irä-kü. Cognate with Buryat ерэхэ (jerexe), Kalmyk ирх (irx); Daur irgw; Dongxiang ire; etc.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ирэх (irex)

  1. to come (move from further to closer)
    Synonym: наашлах (naašlax)
    Чамайг ирэхэд би байж байна.
    Čamajg irexed bi bajž bajna.
    I will be there when you come.
    Mанайд ирээрэй.
    Manajd ireerej.
    Please come to our house.
  2. to draw nearer; to occur (of an event)
  3. to arrive
    Synonym: хүрэх (xürex)

Usage notes

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  • ирэх is used in situations in which the subject moves towards the speaker's current position and очих in situations in which the subject moves away from the speaker's current position. Both may be translated as to come, but очих is more often translated as to go.

Conjugation

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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See also

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