Editing Burmese language (section)

=== Affixes ===
The Burmese language makes prominent usage of [[affix]]es (called {{lang|my|ပစ္စည်း}} in Burmese), which are words that are [[Affix|affixed]] to words to indicate tense, aspect, case, formality etc. Clausal affixes often indicate various notions that do not directly translate to English, like insistence and emphasis. For example, the affix {{lang|my|ဆို}} [sʰò] conveys the speaker's attitude to the situation questioning the speaker and can be translated as 'didn't you say that...".{{sfn|Jenny|San San Hnin Tun|2016|pp=59}} Affixes also indicate the mood of the clause. For example, {{lang|my|စမ်း}} {{IPA|[sã́]}} is a suffix used to indicate the imperative mood. While {{lang|my|လုပ်ပါ}} ('work' + suffix indicating politeness) does not indicate the imperative, {{lang|my|လုပ်စမ်းပါ}} ('work' + suffix indicating imperative mood + suffix indicating politeness) does.

Some affixes modify the word's [[part of speech]]. Among the most prominent of these is the prefix {{lang|my|အ}} {{IPA|[ə]}}, which is prefixed to verbs to form nouns or adverbs. For instance, the word {{lang|my|ဝင်}} means "to enter", but combined with {{lang|my|အ}}, it means "entrance" {{lang|my|အဝင်}}. Moreover, in colloquial Burmese, there is a tendency to omit the second {{lang|my|အ}} in words that follow the pattern {{lang|my|အ}} + noun/adverb + {{lang|my|အ}} + noun/adverb, like {{lang|my|အဆောက်အအုံ}}, which is pronounced {{IPA|[əsʰaʊʔ ú]}} and formally pronounced {{IPA|[əsʰaʊʔ əõ̀ʊ̃]}}.