There are two suffixes in Mongolian that mean “please” in Mongolian: -aач and -аарай. However, make sure to follow the rules for vowel harmony when making sentences using these suffixes. Vowel harmony is a crucial rule to follow when practicing making sentences with the Mongolian verb. The Rules of -аач The use of -aач in …
Mongolian sentence structure: 1. Би уншсан. I read. Subject+Verb 2. Би ном уншсан. I read a book. Subject+Object+Verb 3. Би сонирхолтой ном уншсан. I read an interesting book. Subject+Adjective+Object+Verb 4. Би гэртээ сонирхолтой ном уншсан. I read an interesting book at my home. Subject+Location word+Adjective+Object+Verb MORE EXAMPLES: I will eat food at the restaurant with …
To emphasize the past tense in the Mongolian language. Use the following suffixes with vowel harmony. Suffixes: -сан, сэн, сон, сөн -лаа, лээ, лоо, лөө -в жээ/чээ Note: The suffix –сан4 can be added directly to verb stems that end with a consonant, vowel, or soft sign. For example: уншсан (read), хийсэн (did), тоглосон (played), …
The present continuous tense in Mongolian is equivalent to the -ing usage in English. Affirmative form (-ж/ч байна). Negative form (-хгүй байна). Question form (-ж/ч байна уу?) Би хоол идэж байна. I am eating food. Би хоол идэхгүй байна. I am not eating food. Чи хоол идэж байна уу? Are you eating food? Би хувцсаа …
Here is a table on how to use the future simple tense in Mongolian. Affirmative form (-на4). Question Form (-х уу2?/ -х вэ?) Negative Form (-хгүй) Би дараа жил Монгол явна. I will go Mongolia next year. Чи дараа жил Монгол явах уу? Will you go to Mongolia next year? Би дараа жил Монгол явахгүй. …
To convey you want something in Mongolian, use the …verb+маар(4) байна grammar construction. However, always remember to follow vowel harmony when using this construction. Affirmative form (-маар4 байна) Negative form (-мааргүй4 байна) Question form(-маар4 байна уу?)(-маар4 байна вэ?) Би бууз идмээр байна. I want to eat buuz (Mongolian dumplings) Би бууз идмээргүй байна. I don’t …
Genitive case Used to indicate possession of an object. Meaning: of (something), ‘s (indicate possession). Questions: Of what; whose? Юуны? Хэний? Pronouns: 1st person Миний (mine) Бидний (ours) 2nd person Чиний (yours) Таны (yours) 3rd person Түүний (his/hers/its) Тэдний (theirs) Suffixes: -ы Used with word stems ending in a back vowel (а, о, я, у, ё) -ын …
Instrumental case Used to indicate an object that is being used as part of an action such as transportation. Meaning: by…., around, as, in order to…etc Examples: Унаагаар (by what means of transport), Хуучнаар (in the olden times), Гудамжаар (around/ by the streets) Явахаар (In order to): Би кафе явахаар такси авсан (in order to …
Accusative case Used to indicate direct object of a sentence. Meaning: show direct object Questions: What; whom? Юунаас? Хэнээс? Suffixes: -г Used for stems ending in a long vowel and/or hidden g Гэргийг (wife) -ыг Used for stems ending in back vowels Номыг (book)Хотыг (city) -ийг Used for stems ending in a front vowel (words …
Directive Case Used to indicate movement to or at something Meaning: to, at Questions: At what? To whom? Юу руу? Хэн руу? Suffixes: Луу (M) Used with vowels: а о, у, ё, я that end in “р” Газар луу Лүү (F) Used with vowels: ө, э, ү, е, и that end in “р” Гэр лүүгээ …