-се

See also: се, сэ, сѐ, сё, се-, and Appendix:Variations of "se"

Bashkir

Alternative forms

  • -сы (-sı), -со (-so), -сө (-sö)

Etymology

From Old Turkic -či (agent noun suffix).

Cognate with exactly analogous suffixes in other Turkic languages: Kazakh -ші (-şı), Uzbek -chi, Turkish -çi, -ci, etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [-ˈsɪ̞]

Suffix

-се • (-se)

  1. (added to verbs and nouns) person or animal who does an action indicated by the root verb or noun; used to form an agent noun, profession or occupation

Derived terms

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic ـسە
Cyrillic -се
Latin -se
preceding vowel
А / Ы / О / Ұ Ә / Е / І / Ө / Ү
postconsonantal -са (-sa) -се (-se)
postvocalic -са (-sa) -се (-se)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *-sar or *-sa, where the "r" was gradually omitted over time. Cognate with Turkish -sa, Kyrgyz -са (-sa), Southern Altai -за (-za) / -са (-sa).

Suffix

-се • (-se)

  1. Denotes conditional mood in sentences within a conditional sub-clause: if
    Жаңбыр жауса, қолшатырды ал.Jañbyr jausa, qolşatyrdy al.If it rains, take an umbrella.
  2. (with екен (eken) or ғой (ğoi)) Forms wishes.
    Ол ертең келсе екен.Ol erteñ kelse eken.I hope he comes tomorrow.
    Өмір дәл біз ойлағандай, армандағандай болса ғойÖmır däl bız oilağandai, armandağandai bolsa ğoiIf only life were exactly as we thought and dreamed.