-ਗਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡäː/

Suffix

-ਗਾ • (-gā)

  1. Marks the future non-aspectual indicative
    ਕਰਾਂ (karā̃, first-person singular/plural future subjunctive of ਕਰਨਾ) + ‎-ਗਾ (-gā) → ‎ਕਰਾਂਗਾ (karāṅgā, first-person singular masculine future non-aspectual indicative)
    ਕਰਾਂ (karā̃, first-person singular/plural future subjunctive of ਕਰਨਾ) + ‎-ਗਾ (-gā) → ‎ਕਰਾਂਗੇ (karāṅge, first-person plural masculine future non-aspectual indicative)

Declension

Declension of -ਗਾ
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct -ਗਾ (-gā) -ਗੇ (-ge) -ਗੀ (-gī) -ਗਿਆਂ (-giā̃)
oblique -ਗੇ (-ge) ? ? ?


Usage notes

This suffix is typically attached to the subjunctive conjugation of the verb, as in the examples above. The number and gender of the suffix depends on the number and gender of the subject.