-siniz

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See also: -sınız

Azerbaijani[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Turkish -siniz, Turkmen -siz. From Proto-Turkic *siŕ, but affected by *-iŋiŕ (“second person possessive suffix”).

Suffix[edit]

preceding vowel
A / I E / Ə / İ O / U Ö / Ü
-sınız -siniz -sunuz -sünüz

-siniz

  1. Second-person plural present simple copula (used suppletively in place of *imək):
    1. [you (plural or polite)] are

Turkish[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-siniz

  1. Suffix of verb "to be" for subject "you" (formal or plural).
    Gerginsiniz. ― You are nervous.

Usage notes[edit]

  • It's used when the word's last vowel is one of "e" or "i".
  • It could be "-sunuz", "-sünüz", "-sınız" according to the last vowel of the word.
  • While talking about you (singular) or you (informal), it becomes "-sin"
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