Old Turkic

Alternative forms

• 𐰾𐰃𐰤 ‎(sén)

Pronoun

𐰾𐰤 ‎(sen)

1. you (singular or plural)

Related terms

• 𐰾𐰃𐰕 ‎(siz, “you”) (plural)

Suffix

𐰾𐰤 ‎(-sen)

1. Denotes second person singular or plural after simple present or future tense marker.

   𐰇𐰠𐱅𐰲𐰃: 𐰾𐰤‎ ― Ölteči sen. ― You will die.

2. Denotes "to be" for second person singular or plural

   𐰺𐰴𐰴: 𐰾𐰤‎ ― Arquq sen. ― You are stubborn.

Usage notes

• Often attested separately. Compare 𐰢𐰤 ‎(-men) (< 𐰋𐰤 ‎(ben, “I”)), where it was attested integrated to the stems.

References

• Clauson, Gerard (1972) An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 831