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-a'ni

[a-ni]

suffix

LanguageChickasaw

Meaning
  1. Modal verb suffix reflecting that the action/event/state expressed by the verb may, might, could happen with a level of uncertainty. In some cases, it may also express ability.
  2. may happen
  3. A suffix added to a verb to show that something might happen, but you are not completely sure. It sometimes indicates the ability to do something.
Examples

Pisa-a'ni.

He might see it.

Chokma-a'ni.

It might be good.

Pronunciationa-ni

Part of speechsuffix

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Usage noteAttach this suffix to the end of a verb stem to convey possibility or potential. It is used in conversational settings when you are uncertain about a future outcome.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.