Type 9 verb suffixes
Type 9 verb suffixes are syntactic markers
and can only be attached to
verbs. There are 11 suffixes of this type.
when, as soon as
-DI'
if
-chugh
before
-pa'
while
The suffix
-vIS is always used in combination with the
aspect suffix taH continuous. A very frequently used phrase is
qaStaHvIS, literally "while it is happening", but simply translated as "during".
due to, because of
Identical to the
type 5 noun suffix,
-mo' means "because".
which
-bogh
for, for the purpose of, in order to
The suffix
-meH can be used in phrases to express for what purpose the action is going on.
It is also heard in lots of noun phrases, like
pe'meH taj cutting knife. See ➞
purpose clause nouns for more words of this type.
Such noun phrases are of course treated as a complete noun and can do the role of the subject or object:
pe'meH pe'meH taj lo'.
In order to cut, he uses a cutting knife
interrogative
-'a'
may, let
The suffix
-jaj is often translated as a "wish", such as
taHjaj wo' May the Empire endure. When used in traditional toasts, the verb comes last in the toast, such as
'IwlIj jachjaj May your blood scream. The sense of "let" is not that of "allow", but rather when used as
romuluSngan wIHoHjaj Let's kill Romulans or
batlh Heghjaj Let her die honorably (May she die honorably).
one who does/is, thing which does/is
The suffix
-wI' can be compared to the ending "-er" which you can see on words like "work-er" or "teach-er".
When attached to a verb, the new phrase
VERB-wI' is a noun with the meaning
VERB-er:
➞ see more at
List of -wI' nouns
When attached to an
adjective, the usual translation is "person/thing which is ADJECTIVE":
yoHwI' |
brave one |
DoqwI' |
red one |
This new word is treated as a
noun and can take all
noun suffixes that nouns can take.
Just like all other verb suffixes,
-wI' can also be combined with other verb suffixes, but not all.
Combining with the
indefinite subject suffix -lu' would sound odd and if anything at all, would mean something like "indefinite [verb]er" or "unknown [verb]er". It does not refer to the person (or thing) being affected because a noun ending with
-wI' is the one doing something, not the one being affected.
nominalizer
The suffix
-ghach is described to be attached to verbs with suffixes
. On the other hand, the rule does NOT say that you are NOT allowed to attach to bare verb stems. That's why words like
tulghach have lead to discussions, which usually end with the explanation that this word sounds like "hope-ation" instead of the intended noun "hope".
➞ See
-ghach for a detailed explanation.
See also
Type |
Sort |
Suffixes |
1 |
Oneself/one another |
-chuq, -'egh |
2 |
Volition/predisposition |
-nIS, -qang, -rup, -beH, -vIp |
3 |
Change |
-choH, -qa' |
4 |
Cause |
-moH |
5 |
Indefinite subject/ability |
-lu', -laH |
6 |
Qualification |
-chu', -bej, -ba', -law' |
7 |
Aspect |
-pu', -ta', -taH, -lI' |
8 |
Honorific |
-neS |
9 |
Syntactic markers |
-DI', -chugh, -pa', -vIS, -mo', -bogh, -meH, -'a', -jaj, -wI', -ghach |
R |
Rovers |
-Ha', -Qo', -be', -qu' |
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