диэн

Yakut

Etymology

From диэ (die, “to say”) +‎ -н (-n, associative converb suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /di͜en/

Verb

диэн • (dien)

  1. associative converb of диэ (die, “to say”)

Particle

диэн • (dien)

  1. Topic marker.
    Хатыҥ диэн сэбирдэхтээх мас буолар.
    Xatıŋ dien sebirdexteex mas buolar.
    Birch (which is mentioned) is a deciduous tree.
  2. Marks speech (direct or indirect). The quoted speech comes first, then диэн, then the main verb. Compare Japanese と.
    Туох диэн бу таҥаһый аатыыллар?
    Tuox dien bu taŋahıy aatııllar?
    What is the name of this material? / What do they call this material?
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