ti-

Alternative forms

 * (before vowels)

Pronunciation

 * (before consonants)
 * (before vowels)

Prefix

 * : we.
 * : you; thou.

Usage notes

 * If used to denote the (first person) plural, then the prefixed verb should also be suffixed with -h.

Etymology
Demonstratives of European languages in t, such as English (this, that, there, thus, then), French (tel, tant), Polish (ten), Russian (те, то, так, там, такой, тогда). Note also German (dies, den).

Prefix

 * 1) this-, that-. (Demonstrative correlative prefix.)

Usage notes
By itself, the ti- words do not specify distance, as is the case with French ce. However, the absence of the particle ĉi, which indicates proximity, may suggest greater distance than ĉi would be used for. That is, tiu ĉi (this one) is equivalent to French celui-ci, while tiu (that one) is equivalent to both celui and celui-là. Occasionally the particle for is used (tiu for) for celui-là.

Etymology 1
From, plus augment. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.

Etymology 2
From. Originally the prefix of class 10, it replaced the class 8 prefix as well.

Prefix

 * 1) they;
 * 2) them;
 * 3) they;
 * 4) them;

Etymology 3
From.

Prefix

 * 1)  you, second-person singular subject marker.
 * 2)  we, first-person plural subject marker.
 * 1)  we, first-person plural subject marker.

Etymology 1
From, plus augment. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.

Etymology 2
From. Originally the prefix of class 10, it replaced the class 8 prefix as well.

Prefix

 * 1) they;
 * 2) them;
 * 3) they;
 * 4) them;

Prefix

 * 1)  First person singular subject + third person singular object.

Etymology
From earlier *tina- via haplology from *tina-na > ti-na, from, from , from , from.

Noun

 * 1) mother

Pronoun

 * , my