-лтай

Mongolian

Etymology

-л (-l) +‎ -тай (-taj) or (irregularly) -лт (-lt) +‎ -тай (-taj), but considered a suffix in its own right.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɮtʰɛː/
• Syllabification: -‧лтай (2 syllables)

Suffix

-лтай • (-ltaj)

1. Forms verbal adjectives (which can be used adverbially), denoting suitability or necessity.

Inflection

Vowel harmonic forms of -лтай 

	back vowel	front vowel
unrounded	-лтай -ltaj	-лтэй -ltej
rounded	-лтой -ltoj

See also

• (negation) -лтгүй (-ltgüj)
• -ууштай (-uuštaj), -штай (-štaj), -шгүй (-šgüj)
• -маар (-maar), -м (-m), -мгүй (-mgüj)
• -хуйц (-xujc)