-siniz

See also: -sınız

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Cognate with Turkish -siniz, Turkmen -siz. From Proto-Turkic *siŕ, but affected by *-iŋiŕ (“second person possessive suffix”).

Suffix

preceding vowel
a / ı e / ə / i̇ o / u ö / ü
-sınız -sunuz -sünüz

-siniz

  1. Second-person plural present simple copula (used suppletively in place of *imək):
    1. [you (plural or polite)] are

Turkish

Suffix

-siniz

  1. Suffix of verb "to be" for subject "you" (formal or plural).
    Gerginsiniz. ― You are nervous.

Usage notes

  • It's used when the word's last vowel is one of "e" or "i".
  • It could be "-sunuz", "-sünüz", "-sınız" according to the last vowel of the word.
  • While talking about you (singular) or you (informal), it becomes "-sin"
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