-an Third person plural suffix

Part of Speech sfx
Phonetic Form -an
Morphemic Form -en
Variant Form(s) -íin (With e-ending verb stems) ; -óon (With a-ending verb stems) ; -en (Biori) ; -éen (With e-ending verb stems in Biori) ; -áan (With a-ending verb stems in Biori)
Restrictions Added to verb stem in Future and Past Imperfective
    • Third person plural suffix
      • Example 10:
        páanda be ba se kúṛii banglée širíngan de.
        pand
        path
        -a
        -obl
        be
        go
        -í
        -CV
        ba
        top
        se
        REM
        kúṛi
        woman
        -ii
        -gen
        banglái
        bracelet
        -a
        -pl
        širíng
        rattle
        -en
        -3pl
        de
        pst
        On the way, the woman's bangles started to rattle.
        Source: A:WOM640
      • Example 136:
        rhootašíia anú watán asaám díi ghínan.
        rhootašíi
        morning
        -a
        -obl
        anú
        prox.nom.MSG
        watán
        land
        asaám
        1pl.acc
        díi
        from
        ghin
        take
        -en
        -3pl
        In future days [lit. tomorrow] they may take this land from us.
        Source: A:BEZ038
      • Example 137:
        eetáa phédum seentá míi se preṣíi se bhraaú yhaí ma ghašíin de.
        eetáa
        there.REM
        phed
        arrive
        -um
        -1sg
        seentá
        CONDH
        míi
        1sg.gen
        se
        REM
        preṣ
        mother.in.law
        -ii
        -gen
        se
        REM
        bhraaú
        brother.obl
        yhéi
        come
        -í
        -CV
        ma
        1sg.nom
        ghašé
        catch
        -en
        -3pl
        de
        pst
        When I had reached that place, my mother-in-law's brothers came and caught me.
        Source: A:HUA122
      • Example 138:
        muṣṭúka xálaka dhiiá díi na khooǰóon de.
        muṣṭúk
        of.before
        -a
        -MPL
        xálak
        people
        -a
        -pl
        dhií
        daughter
        -a
        -obl
        díi
        from
        na
        neg
        khooǰá
        ask
        -en
        -3pl
        de
        pst
        People in the old days did not ask their daughters [whom they wanted to marry].
        Source: A:MAR018

Related entries

  • Subentry:
    • -íin Third person plural suffix (with e-ending verb stems)
    • -óon Third person plural suffix (with a-ending verb stems)