See also: Appendix:Variations of "ge"
Kazakh
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *-ka. Cognate with Kyrgyz -ге (-ge), Southern Altai -ге (-ge), Turkish -e.
Suffix
-ге • (-ge)
- to (Denotes dative case)
- көл (köl, “a lake”) + -ге (-ge) → көлге (kölge, “to a lake”)
Usage notes
This suffix has special endings -на/-не, when the third person possessive suffix is added and -а/-е when the first or second person possessive suffixes are added.
- аяғы + -на = аяғына (to his/her leg)
- аяғым + -а = аяғыма (to my leg)
- аяғың + -а = аяғыңа (to your leg)
See also
- -сі (-sı, “third-person possessive suffix”)
- -ні (-nı, “accusative case”)
- -нің (-nıñ, “genitive case”)
- -де (-de, “locative case”)
- -ден (-den, “ablative case”)
- -мен (-men, “instrumental case”)