-сан

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Mongolian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Mongolic *-gsan, compare Daur -seng.

Suffix

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-сан (-san)

  1. The past participle suffix

Example: Би номыг авсан (I bought a book). Би мах идсэн (I ate meat). Та муу байсан. (You were bad)

Usage notes

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  • Verb forms built using this suffix can form finite clauses, and are the most unmarked way of conveying past meaning. Yet, this suffix belongs primarily in the participle conjugation.

Inflection

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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese さん (san).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-сан (-san)

  1. a polite suffix added to surnames