-tai

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tai"

Japanese

Romanization

-tai

1. Rōmaji transcription of たい

Ye'kwana

Alternative forms

• -chai (allomorph after i)

Etymology

Likely related to, if not derived from, the certain future suffix -ta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-taj]

Suffix

-tai

1. Forms the uncertain future tense, expressing events with a likelihood but not certainty of happening.

Usage notes

In the third person, verbs with this suffix take series II person markers; however, all other persons take series I.

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon, page 225