Determination of the Base of the Tatar Verb by its Infinitive

Abstract

The article discusses the algorithm for finding the base of the Tatar verb by its infinitive derived by the author working on his own course of the Tatar language as a non-native. Its relevance lies in the fact that previously in Tatar philology no such algorithm was offered in any manual or reference publication, and the goal is to simplify the study of the Tatar language as a non-native providing its learners with a consistent way to get the base from any verb, which is a problem without such an algorithm. The material for the creation of this algorithm was lists of verbs from various sources including from the “Reverse Dictionary of the Tatar language” by M.Kh. Akhtyamov, as well as from Tatar-Russian dictionaries. The spelling of infinitives in disputable cases was checked by numerous dictionaries, including explanatory and translation ones offering examples of the use of verbs in written speech. According to the created algorithm, all verbs of the Tatar language are divided into four groups, and each of the groups has its own subsystem of rules. Determining the base of a verb in the Tatar language is a significant difficulty for a person starting to study it as a non-native, and the algorithm proposed by the author is intended to serve to some extent to solve this problem.