-kene

Appendix:Variations of "kene" Estonian Alternative forms et -ke Suffix 1 -kese -kest A noun suffix that builds diminutives from nouns. kivi (stone) → kivikene (a small stone) Usage notes Diminutives can be stacked, yielding et -keseke, et -kesekene. The longer forms are rarely used. Declension -ke ne -ke ne Ye'kwana Etymology From mch -ke -ne distant past tense suffix. Pronunciation Suffix mch suffix marks the distant past imperfective tense when at least one of the arguments of the verb is not third-person Usage notes This suffix can cause syllable reduction. It never occurs alone but is always accompanied by at least the past imperfective marker mch -a preceding it. Derived terms mch -akene -akento -a'kene References 213–222