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-kan
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Appendix:Variations of "kan"
Bambara
Suffix
bm suffix
language
Derived terms
bm
bm Language
Garo
Affix
grt affix
3rd person imperative, let it
grt tusikan let him sleep
Indonesian
Alternative forms
id -ken Java Bazzar Malay
Etymology
id ms -kan, from id poz-mly-pro *-kən, shortened form of id poz-mly-pro *akən. Cognate with btx -ken and bbc -hon. id akan will (future tense auxiliary).
Pronunciation
id /-kan/
id an
id -kan
Suffix
id suffix non-active/imperative/basic black -kan active meng- -kan passive di- -kan
used to indicate transitive imperative beneficial verbs
id Belikan aku sebatang pensil! Buy me a pencil!
used to indicate transitive imperative causative verb, from an intransitive verb base: to order and cause the object to perform [base]
id Bangunkan Siti! Wake up Siti!
used to indicate transitive imperative instrumental verb, from an intransitive verb base
id Tikamkan belati ini ke perut harimau itu! Thrust this knife into that tiger’s belly!
used to indicate transitive imperative locative verb, from a noun base.
id Pasarkan buku itu! Take that book to the market!
id Gudangkan kursi ini! Take this chair into the warehouse!
used to indicate transitive imperative causative verb, from a noun base.
id Korbankan dia! Sacrifice him!
Usage notes
When this suffix is combined with the prefixes id meng-, id di-, id ter-, and id ke-, the imperative aspect is lost.
Derived terms
id Combined affixes ber- -kan di- -kan meng- -kan ter- -kan
id
Further reading
Japanese
Romanization
かん
Malay
Etymology
From ms poz-mly-pro *-kən, shortened form of ms poz-mly-pro *akən. Related to id akan will (future tense auxiliary).
Pronunciation
ms [-kan]
ms kan an
Suffix
ms suffix Jawi spelling -کن formal active meng- -kan 3rd person passive di- -kan
Used to indicate transitive verbs:
Gives a causative meaning of causing something to become the base word.
ms sedih sedihkan sad to sadden, to make sad
ms Cerita ini menyedihkan Adam sehingga dia ternangis. This story saddened Adam to the point that he cried.
ms Kalau kau buat tu, nanti kau sedihkan mak ayah kau je doh. If you do that, you'll only make your parents sad.
ms w:Hikayat Bayan Budiman fiction Kadi Hasan 1371 w:Tutinama Ziya' al-Din Nakhshabi fa c. 1296–1316 transcribed from Jawi script into the Latin alphabet Ekawati Ekawati; Doni Setiyawan Jakarta Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa 2016 978-979-069-282-4 Sebagai pemimpin, Raja Bayan menyampaikan idenya kepada bayan-bayan yang lain. Like a leader, King Parrot told his plan to the other parrots.
Forms a ditransitive verb that has a benefactive meaning of doing the base word for the benefit of someone or something else.
ms beli belikan to buy to buy someone something
ms Adam membelikan emaknya buku ini. Adam bought his mum this book.
ms Adam, mintak belikan adik kamu makanan sekejap. Adam, can you buy your little brother some food for a bit.
ms 1303 w:Terengganu Inscription Stone داٮع ٮرىكں، كامڡ[تْ]اورع ٮرٯهوٮع Datang berikan. Keempat orang berpiutan Come hither. The fourth for debtors.
ms with duplicated, reciprocal verbs Forms a benefactive, transitive version of the base verb for the benefit of one another.
Derived terms
ms
See also
ms -i causative locative
Navajo
Stem
nv stem
Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:
indent
NEU nv -KĄĄD (sweet)
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Ojibwe
Noun
oj noun inanimate nouns dependent inanimate nouns obligatorily possessed
bone
Derived terms
oj gikan
oj nikan
oj okan
See also
oj -gan (final for bone)
oj -gan-
References
The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/nikan-nid
oj Body parts
Pipil
Suffix
ppl suffix
Forms nouns from verbs or adjectives
Further reading
Campbell, L. (1985). The Pipil Language of El Salvador. Mouton De Gruyter. p.48
Turkish
an en g
Pronunciation
tr /kan/
Suffix
tr suffix form
-gan as a
tr gezmek<gloss:to wander, to go about> gez- -egen gezegen<gloss:planet>
tr çekinmek<gloss:to abstain, to hesitate> çekin- -gen çekingen<gloss:shy, reserved>
tr çalışmak<gloss:to work, to study> çalış- -kan çalışkan<gloss:hardworking>