ი-

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ი- (i-) (Latin spelling i-)

  1. Action for one’s own benefit (reflexive verb marker)
    ი- (i-) + ‎ბონ- (bon-, to wash) → ‎იბონამს (ibonams, to wash oneself)
  2. Impersonal mood marker
    ი- (i-) + ‎ჭკომ- (ç̌ǩom-, to eat) → ‎იჭკომენ (iç̌ǩomen, to be edible)
  3. Function unknown・can be replaced
    ი- (i-) + ‎ბგარ- (bgar-, to cry) → ‎იბგარს (ibgars, to cry)
    ი- (i-) + ‎მტ- (mť-, to escape) → ‎იმტენ (imťen, to escape)
    ი- (i-) + ‎ნჯირ- (ncir-, to sleep) → ‎ინჯირს (incirs, to sleep)
  4. derivational prefix forming verbs from loan words
    ი- (i-) + ‎çalışmak → ‎იჩალიშამს (içalişams, to work)
    ი- (i-) + ‎telefon → ‎ითელეჶონამს (itelefonams, to call)
  5. 1st and 2nd person version of the version marker უ-