-ийг

Mongolian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Suffix

-ийг • (-iig)

  1. Marks the accusative case in the regular and hidden-n declensions:
    1. After a front vowel stem ending in a consonant.
      ‎дээл (deel, “deel”) + ‎-ийг (-iig) → ‎дээлийг (deeliig)
      ‎өчигдөр (öčigdör, “yesterday”) + ‎-ийг (-iig) → ‎өчигдрийг (öčigdriig)
    2. After a front vowel stem ending in a consonant followed by a short vowel (which is supplanted).
      ‎үнэ (üne, “price”) + ‎-ийг (-iig) → ‎үнийг (üniig)
      ‎хөрөнгө (xöröngö, “asset”) + ‎-ийг (-iig) → ‎хөрөнгийг (xöröngiig)
    3. After a front vowel stem ending in an iotated vowel.
      ‎бие (bije, “physique”) + ‎-ийг (-iig) → ‎биеийг (bijeiig)
    4. After a front or back vowel stem ending in ь (ʹ) or и (i) (which is supplanted).
      ‎толь (tolʹ, “mirror”) + ‎-ийг (-iig) → ‎толийг (toliig)
    5. After a front or back vowel stem ending in the consonant г (g), к (k), ж (ž), ч (č), ш (š) or щ (šč).
      ‎маргааш (margaaš, “tomorrow”) + ‎-ийг (-iig) → ‎маргаашийг (margaašiig)
      ‎бичээч (bičeeč, “scribe”) + ‎-ийг (-iig) → ‎бичээчийг (bičeečiig)

Alternative forms

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