-на

See also: на, ня, на-, -ња, and Appendix:Variations of "na"

Alutor

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na/

Suffix

-на (-na) (dual -нат, plural -нав'в'и)

1. The third person patient suffix, marks the object of the verb.

   тыпӈылун

   I asked him

   туткынин ӄылавула

   The man is eating it

Usage notes

• If the subject is in the third person singular, the suffix -нина is used.
• When -на is at the end of a verb, the suffix is reduced to -н

See also

• -нина
• -тки

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [na]

Suffix

-на • (-na)

1. the definite article "the" in its distal singular form, female gender.

   Песнана ја пуштаат по цел ден.

   Pesnana ja puštaat po cel den.

   They are playing that song all day long.

2. the definite article "the" in its distal plural form, neuter gender.

   Види како играат децана.

   Vidi kako igraat decana.

   Look how those children (over there) are playing.

Related terms

• -он (-on)
• -но (-no)

See also

• Appendix:Macedonian articles

Mongolian

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /n/

Etymology 1

Suffix

-на • (-na)

2. The durative tense suffix, expressing future for dynamic verbs and present for stative verbs

-In other words, it expresses (definite) future tense, something that *will* happen.

Ex) Би нохойтойгоо тэмдэглэнэ. (I will celebrate with my dog)

Би байшин авна. (I will buy a house)

Би маргааш монгол руу ирнэ. (I will come to Mongolia tomorrow)

Inflection

Vowel harmonic forms of -на

	back vowel	front vowel
unrounded	-на (-na)	-нэ (-ne)
rounded	-но (-no)	-нө (-nö)

Etymology 2

From the original stems ending in *-n suffixed with Proto-Mongolic *-a, a locative case suffix.

Suffix

-на • (-na) (Mongolian spelling ᠊ᠨ᠎ᠠ (-n-a))

2. Forms locational adverbs from spatial roots

Inflection

Vowel harmonic forms of -на

	back vowel	front vowel
unrounded	-на (-na)	-нэ (-ne)
rounded	-но (-no)	-нө (-nö)

Derived terms

Mongolian terms suffixed with -на (adverbial)

гадна

хойно

See also

• -р (-r)
• -аа (-aa)
• -гш (-gš)
• -уур (-uur)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [na]

Etymology 1

Probably from debracketed -івна (-ivna).

Suffix

-на • (-na) f (masculine equivalent -ич) (informal)

1. A feminine patronymic suffix added to a given name ending in a palatalized consonant: daughter or wife of

   ‎Ярослав (Jaroslav, “Yaroslav”) + ‎-на (-na) → ‎Ярославна (Jaroslavna, “daughter or wife of Yaroslav”)

Etymology 2

From -ний (-nyj) +‎ -а (-a).

Suffix

-на • (-na) f (variant -ня)

1. female equivalent of -ний (-nyj)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	-на́ -ná	-ні́ -ní
genitive	-но́ї -nóji	-ни́х -nýx
dative	-ні́й -níj	-ни́м -ným
accusative	-ну́ -nú	-ні́ -ní
instrumental	-но́ю -nóju	-ни́ми -nýmy
locative	-ні́й -níj	-ни́х -nýx
vocative	-на́ -ná	-ні́ -ní

Declension of -на́ (inan adj fem accent-b)

Derived terms

Ukrainian terms suffixed with -на

Ярославна