Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-ti

• *-tï
• *-tü
• *-tu
• *-di
• *-dï
• *-dü
• *-du

*-ti

1. Past tense seen or clear

   ‎*seb- (“to love”) + ‎-ti → ‎*sebti (“(I saw/I'm sure) she/he/it loved.”)

1. Non verbs cannot directly take past tenses. The verb Proto-Turkic *er- (“to be (aux.)”) takes the past tense suffix and with it the meaning of the past tense is provided. For example;

   ‎*eb er- (“house + to be”) + ‎-ti → ‎*eb erti (“(I saw/I'm sure) it was a house.”)

2. Contrary to modern usages, as in Old Turkic and Bulgar language, the soft consonant is followed by the strong consonant form; strong consonant and vowel are followed by soft consonant form. For example;

   ‎*uč- (“to fly”) + ‎-ti → ‎*učdu (“She/he/it flew.”)

   ‎*yüri- (“to walk”) + ‎-ti → ‎*yüridi (“She/he/it walked.”)

   ‎*bar- (“to go”) + ‎-ti → ‎*bartï (“She/he/it went.”)

See the Wikibooks page about past tenses in Proto-Turkic to learn more about it.

• *al-tï (“six”)
• *ye-ti (“seven”)
• *-miĺ (past tense heard or unclear)
• *-gan (verbal adjective)