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Meaning of -гийн | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
ˈkiːŋ

Definitions

  1. Marks the genitive case:
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  2. In the regular declension after a stem ending in a long vowel other than ⟨ий⟩.
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  3. In the regular declension after a stem ending in the diphthong ⟨иа⟩, ⟨ио⟩ or ⟨иу⟩.
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  4. In the hidden-g declension.
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  5. Forms patronymics.
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Examples

“даваа (davaa, “difficulty”) + -гийн (-giin) → даваагийн (davaagiin, “of difficulty”)”
“медиа (media, “media”) + -гийн (-giin) → медиагийн (mediagiin, “of media”)”
“орвон (orvon) + орвонгийн (orvongiin) + -гийн (-giin) → of the root”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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