Meaning of -гір | Babel Free
Definitions
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Used to form imprecative mood, cursing and wishing misfortune upon others morpheme
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Forms adjectives from verbs morpheme
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Used for mild, harmless scolding morpheme
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Used to wish fortune upon others ironic, morpheme, often
Examples
“Қырылғыр!”
May you perish!
“Сотталғыр!”
May you be convicted!
“Көзің ашылмағыр!”
May your eyes not open!
“Бар болғыр!”
Damn you! (literally: may you be!)
“Мың болғыр!”
May you live thousand years!
“өту (ötu, “to be sharp”) + -гір (-gır) → өткір (ötkır, “sharp”)”
“алу (alu, “to take”) + -гір (-gır) → алғыр (alğyr, “tenacious”)”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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