-н

• IPA^(key): /n/
• Hyphenation: -н

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-н • (-n) (unstressed final vowel form -ын)

1. forms the genitive

   ‎авагашта (avagašta, “joint”) + ‎-н (-n) → ‎авагаштан (avagaštan, “joint's”)

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-н • (-n) (unstressed final vowel form -ын)

1. forms adverbs from nouns

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋ/
• Syllabification: -‧н (2 syllables)

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-н • (-n)

1. Marks the attributive form of a noun in the hidden-n declension after a stem ending in a vowel.

• -ан (-an) — stems ending in most consonants
• -ин (-in) — stems ending in ж, ч, ш or щ

Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠶᠢᠨ (-yin).

-н • (-n)

1. Marks the genitive case in the regular declension:
   1. After a stem ending in the long vowel ⟨ий⟩.

      ‎жавтий (žavtii, “sin”) + ‎-н (-n) → ‎жавтийн (žavtiin, “of sin”)

   2. After a stem ending in a diphthong ending in й (j).

   ‎нохой (noxoj, “dog”) + ‎-н (-n) → ‎нохойн (noxojn, “dog's”)

2. Forms patronymics.

• -ын (-yn), -ийн (-iin), -ы (-y), -ий (-ii), -ны (-ny), -ний (-nii), -ины (-iny), -иний (-inii), -гийн (-giin)

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-н • (-n)

1. The modal converb, expresses mode of action.