Reflexive pronoun

Reflexive Ending: –aа⁴

(Object + aa, ээ, оо, өө)

Added to the object of the sentence to reflect or point back to the subject. Used to show that the object of a sentence is related to the subject. 

The reflexive ending emphasizes possession (my/mine). Example: “my mother” or “my dog”

Reflexive Ending -aа⁴ shows that object belongs to the subject.

I	My	Би номоо уншсан.	I read my book.
He	His	Тэр эрэгтэй номоо уншсан.	He read his book.
She	Her	Тэр эмэгтэй номоо уншсан.	She read her book.
They	Their	Тэд номоо уншсан.	They read their book.

Usage:

Би аавдаа хайртай. 

I love (to) my dad. 

Би ээждээ бэлэг өгсөн. 

I gave present to my mom. 

Examples:

1. Би номоо уншсан. I read my book 
2. Би найзтайгаа уулзсан.  I met with my friend. 
3. Би ажилдаа явсан. I went to my work. 
4. Тэр гэрээ цэвэрлэсэн. He cleaned his house. 
5. Тэр номоо олоогүй. He didn’t find his book.
6. Тэр төрсөн өдрөө тэмдэглэж байна. She’s celebrating her birthday.

Writing Rules:

1. If a verb stem ends with a soft sign, the soft sign becomes и and one of the long vowels is dropped when we add –aа⁴. For example:

Морь+оо= морио                         хонь+оо= хонио 

2. If a verb stem ends with a short vowel, the short vowel is dropped when we add –aа⁴. For example:

Дарга+аа= даргаа                        хурга+аа = хургаа

3. When –aа⁴ is added after nouns that end with long vowels and diphthongs, г is inserted before it. For example:

Хүү+ ээ= хүүгээ                            эмээ+ээ= эмээгээ 

4. If the last letters of the verb stem are CVC (consonant vowel consonant), then vowel in between 2 consonants is dropped when we add –aа⁴. For example:

Үзэг+ээ= үзгээ                             нөхөр+өө= нөхрөө