"-tai" meaning in Ye'kwana

See -tai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [-taj]
Etymology: Likely related to, if not derived from, the certain future suffix -ta. Etymology templates: {{m|mch|-ta}} -ta Head templates: {{head|mch|suffix}} -tai
  1. Forms the uncertain future tense, expressing events with a likelihood but not certainty of happening. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -chai (english: allomorph after i)
    Sense id: en--tai-mch-suffix-lirr~5q- Categories (other): Ye'kwana entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mch",
        "2": "-ta"
      },
      "expansion": "-ta",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Likely related to, if not derived from, the certain future suffix -ta.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mch",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-tai",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ye'kwana",
  "lang_code": "mch",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ye'kwana entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms the uncertain future tense, expressing events with a likelihood but not certainty of happening."
      ],
      "id": "en--tai-mch-suffix-lirr~5q-",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "allomorph after i",
          "word": "-chai"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[-taj]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-tai"
}
{
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mch",
        "2": "-ta"
      },
      "expansion": "-ta",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Likely related to, if not derived from, the certain future suffix -ta.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mch",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-tai",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ye'kwana",
  "lang_code": "mch",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ye'kwana entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ye'kwana lemmas",
        "Ye'kwana suffixes",
        "Ye'kwana terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms the uncertain future tense, expressing events with a likelihood but not certainty of happening."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[-taj]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "allomorph after i",
      "word": "-chai"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-tai"
}

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