Mongolian Grammar: -вч

In Mongolian, -вч acts as a verb determining suffix to convey “even though, although” meanings. For verb stems ending with a consonant or a soft sign, the inserted vowel is necessary барь+вч= баривч хар+вч= харавч Үз+вч= үзэвч Example sentences (try and translate the following into English for practice): •Гадаа сайхан байсан боловч тэр гэрээсээ гарсангүй. …

Mongolian Grammar: -аад

The use of -aaд in Mongolian can be rather confusing for non-native learners. The most common meanings for -aaд is “and then, after” Words often used with -aaд oрчим (-аад) aboutгаруу – more thanшахам- almost •Тэр 30 орчим настай.  She’s about 30 years old. •Тэр 30-аад настай. She’s about 30 years old. •Тэр 30 гаруй …