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MONGOLIAN ENGLISH LESSON 12
English Accusative vs Mongolian Accusative Accusative is the case of the direct object, this means it is the case of the one receiving a direct action.
IN modern English there are no cases neither declensions of the name, however relic of accusative are in the words like
- who that becomes Whom
- They that becomes Them
- He, She -> His/her
Normally in Mongolian the accusative is implemented by adding the -ig ending to the noun after the verb, however in case of specific element, then the nominative is adopted.
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Please refer to the article in the reference for more detail, because the detailed discussion about this topic is out of the topic of a basic training
Not changing the noun
I’ll see John -> Би Жон харах болно (bi John karak bolno) I John shall see
I see an apple -> Би алим үздэг -> I an apple
Using a different complement:
I have a book -> Би номтой , I with the book
Accusative in -IG
I saw this person -> Би тэр хүнийг харсан (ter = this, person kuniig is changed)
I saw a person -> Би хүнийг харсан
I read a book -> Би ном унших, versus Би номиг унших I read this book
Basic Words HELLO
САЙН УУ
SAIN UU
YES
тийм
Tiim
NO
Үгүй
Ugui
WHEN?
хэзээ?
Kezee?
WHO ?
хэн
Ken?
HOW
Хэрхэн
Kerken
WHAT?
юу вэ?
IUU VE?
HELLO
Сайн байна уу
Sain Bains uu
HOW ARE YOU?
Юу байна?
Iuu Baina?
PLEASE
Гуйж байна
Guij baina
YOU ARE WELCOME
Зүгээр зүгээр
Zugeer Zugeer
GOOD BYE
Баяртай
Bayartai
TO BE
байх
Baik
I AM FINE
Би зүгээр байна
Bi Zugeer beinah
DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?
Чи Англиар ярьдаг уу?
Chi Angliar Iardag uu?
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References https://www.researchgate.net/publication/ 238734697_THE_FUNCTION_OF_ACCUSATIVE_CASE_IN_MONGOLIAN_1
Dolgor Guntsetseg 2.98 Institution
Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich
Department
Department of Finno-Ugric Studies
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