-п

Tuvan

Etymology

Compare Turkish -ip and Mongolian -ж (-ž).

Suffix

-п • (-p)

  1. suffix for creating converbs or adverbial participles, for the latter often being used with auxiliary verbs турар (turar), олурар (olurar), чыдар (çıdar) and чоруур (çoruur).
    Бижип тур мен. ― Bijip tur men. ― I am writing (right now).
    Ол кижи чаңгыс черге олуруп шыдаваан. ― Ol kiji çañgıs çerge olurup şıdavaan. ― That person just can't stay in one place.
    Ол чем кылып билир. ― Ol çem kılıp bilir. ― She knows how to cook.

See also
  • -пайн (-payn) (negative form)
  • -а (-a)
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