-гаар

Mongolian

Etymology 1

Suffix

-гаар • (-gaar)

  1. Marks the instrumental case:
    1. In the regular and hidden-n declensions after a stem ending in a long vowel or diphthong.
      ‎шагай (šagaj, “ankle”) + ‎-гаар (-gaar) → ‎шагайгаар (šagajgaar, “with the ankle”)
    2. In the hidden-g declension.
      ‎дуран (duran, “telescope”) + ‎-гаар (-gaar) → ‎дурангаар (durangaar, “by telescope”)
Inflection
Vowel harmonic forms of -гаар
back vowelfront vowel
unrounded-гаар (-gaar)-гээр (-geer)
rounded-гоор (-goor)-гөөр (-göör)
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Suffix

-гаар • (-gaar)

  1. Forms a noun from a verb after a stem ending in a long vowel or diphthong.
Inflection
Vowel harmonic forms of -гаар
back vowelfront vowel
unrounded-гаар (-gaar)-гээр (-geer)
rounded-гоор (-goor)-гөөр (-göör)
Alternative forms
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