Mongolian

Suffix

-аа • ‎(-aa) (complying with vowel harmony)

1. The imperfective participle suffix

Usage Notes

• Even though this suffix belongs primarily to the participle conjugation denoting a past action that continues into the present, it is most commonly used in its negated form -аагүй ‎(-aagüj) to make finite clauses with the meaning "haven't _____". It can also form rhetorical questions with interrogative particle юу and, more rarely, affirmative sentences (mostly байгаа ‎(bajgaa), яваа ‎(javaa)).

Etymology 2

Suffix

1. alternative form of -аан ‎(-aan)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Mongolic *-xan/*-ban. See өөр ‎(öör), *öxer.

Suffix

-аа • ‎(-aa) (complying with vowel harmony)

1. one's own (reflexive suffix)
2. (attached to a converb) indicates that the subjects of the main and the subordinate clauses are the same.

Etymology 4

Contains Proto-Mongolic *-a, a locative case suffix.

Suffix

-аа • ‎(-aa) ‎(Mongolian spelling ᠨ᠎ᠠ) (complying with vowel harmony)

1. Forms locational adverbs from spatial roots

Derived terms

See also

• -р ‎(-r)
• -на ‎(-na)
• -гш ‎(-gš)
• -уур ‎(-uur)