-т
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Pronunciation edit
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Etymology 1 edit
Suffix edit
-т • (-t) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠤ (tu))
- Dative-locative case marker equating to to, at, or in in English. It is used to show the indirect object of a sentence, or to indicate the time or the place an action will happen.
- Таван цагт явна.
- Tawan cagt yawn.
- (I) go at 5 o’clock.
Usage notes edit
Used after all words ending in г, р, с. Otherwise, -д is used with no change in meaning.
Etymology 2 edit
Originally a short form of the comitative case -тай (-taj). Now a derivational suffix
Suffix edit
-т • (-t) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠤ (tu))
- forms adjectives from nouns and verbs, with the meaning of "with." Sometimes referred to as ornative.