диэн

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Yakut[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From диэ (die, “to say”) +‎ -н (-n, associative converb suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [di͡e̞n]
  • Hyphenation: диэн

Verb[edit]

диэн • (dien)

  1. associative converb of диэ (die, “to say”)

Particle[edit]

диэн • (dien)

  1. Topic marker.
    Хатыҥ диэн сэбирдэхтээх мас буолар.
    Qatıñ dien sebirdeqteeq mas buolar.
    Birch (which is mentioned) is a deciduous tree.
  2. Marks speech (direct or indirect). The quoted speech comes first, then диэн, then the main verb. Compare Japanese と.
    Туох диэн бу таҥаһый ааттыыллар?
    Tuoq dien bu tañahıy aattııllar?
    What is the name of this material? / What do they call this material?
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