-ткы-

Alutor

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tkə/

Affix

-ткы- (-tkə-)

1. Used to mark the imperfective aspect in verbs

   Тынуткын.

   I am eating it.

   Йылӄатыткын (*-ткый).

   He is asleep.

Usage notes

When -ткы- is used with the ending -й, they go together and form -ткын as -ый would become -и .

See also

• -тку-
• -лӄив-

References

• Mel'čuk, A. Igor. (1993) The dualizer and pluralizers in the Alutor verb
• Nagayama, Yukari. (2010) Grammatical sketches from the field