-мекші
Kazakh
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-mekči. A cognate with Southern Altai -мекчи (-mekči), Uzbek -moqchi, Turkmen -mekçi.
Suffix
-мекші • (-mekşı)
- Used to form definite future tense.
- Келмекшісің бе? ― Kelmekşısıñ be? ― Do you intend to come?
- Used to form definite future participles from verbs.
- келу (kelu, “to come”) + -мекші (-mekşı) → келмекші (kelmekşı, “which intends to come”)