-ған

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gan"

Kazakh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *-gan. Cognate to Kyrgyz -ган (-gan), Southern Altai -ган (-gan), etc.

Suffix

-ған • (-ğan)

  1. Used to form past participles from verbs.
    бару (baru, to go) + ‎-ған (-ğan) → ‎барған (barğan, which went)
  2. Used to form past perfect tense.
    Ол былтыр көшкен.
    Ol byltyr köşken.
    He moved last year.

Usage notes

  • Colloquially, the suffix and the first person ending can get contracted:
    Барғанмын → Барғам
    Көргенмін → Көргем
  • The most common to negate the verb in the past perfect tense is to add жоқ (joq) after it.
    Барғанмын → Барған жоқпын