-tai
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tai"
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
-tai
Ye'kwana[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- -chai (allomorph after i)
Etymology[edit]
Likely related to, if not derived from, the certain future suffix -ta.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-tai
- Forms the uncertain future tense, expressing events with a likelihood but not certainty of happening.
Usage notes[edit]
In the third person, verbs with this suffix take series II person markers; however, all other persons take series I.
References[edit]
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, page 225