-гі

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gi"

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic ـگى
Cyrillic -гі
Latin -gı

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-gü, compare Turkish -ası with similar usages and the same origin.

Suffix

-гі • (-gı)

  1. (+ possessive suffix and келу in third-person singular) to want
    Кеткім келеді.
    Ketkım keledı.
    I want to go.
    Сіздің қазақ тілін үйренгіңіз келе ме?
    Sızdıñ qazaq tılın üirenñız kele me?
    Do you want to learn the Kazakh language?

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-ki

Suffix

-гі • (-gı)

  1. Used to form temporal adjectives.
    Қысқы киім
    Qysqy kiım
    Winter clothing
Derived terms