The author of the article expounds the analysis of augment usage peculiarities in the Yagnobian language. It is underscored that for today there are no grave investigations which would dwell on this problem, separate odd notes exclusive. Proceeding from correlative analysis of the augment function in Sughdian and Yagnobian the usage of augment and its distinctive peculiarities in the Yagnobian language are shown. The inference is made that in Yagnobian augment is placed at the beginning of simple verbs. In complex nominal verbs it is joined to the second component and in compound –complex ones-to two components building thus the past tense form of the verb.
grammatical elements, augment, past tense of verb, Sughdian and Yagnobian languages, compound nominal verb, compound-complex verbs
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