ирэх

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *ire-, compare Dongxiang ire, Daur irgw.

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /irəx/, [ˈirɪç]

Verb

ирэх • (ireh) (Mongolian spelling ᠢᠷᠡᠬᠦ (irekü))

to come (to move from further to closer)
Synonym: наашлах (naašlah)

Чамайг ирэхэд би байж байна.
Čamajg irehed bi bajž bajna.
I will be there when you come.
to draw nearer, to occur (of an event
to arrive
Synonym: хүрэх (hüreh)

Usage notes

ирэх is used in situations in which the subject moves towards the speaker's current position and очих in situations in which the subject moves away from the speaker's current position. Both may be translated as to come, but очих is more often translated as to go.

Antonyms

явах (javah, “to go, to depart”)

Derived terms

ирц (irts, “attendance”)
ирээдүй (ireedüj, “future”)
ирэх цаг (ireh tsag, “future tense”)

Related terms

авчрах (avčrah, “to bring”)

See also

очих (očih, “to go, to come, to visit”)

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