-лтай

Mongolian

Etymology

-л (-l) +‎ -тай (-taj) or (irregularly) -лт (-lt) +‎ -тай (-taj), but considered a suffix in its own right.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-лтай • (-ltaj)

  1. Forms verbal adjectives (which can be used adverbially), denoting suitability or necessity.

Inflection

Vowel harmonic forms of -лтай
back vowelfront vowel
unrounded-лтай (-ltaj)-лтэй (-ltej)
rounded-лтой (-ltoj)

See also

  • (negation) -лтгүй (-ltgüj)
  • -ууштай (-uuštaj), -штай (-štaj), -шгүй (-šgüj)
  • -маар (-maar), -м (-m), -мгүй (-mgüj)
  • -хуйц (-xujc)
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