Özet:
Turkmen Turkish takes place in East section of Oghuz Group of Turkish. In
this paper, the use and functions of the gerund affix -Xp in Turkmen Turkish will be discussed. The gerund affix -Xp, which is added to the verbs, can be used in various functions when it comes after the vowel ending base of
verbs, unlike Turkey’s Turkish the intervocalic euphonic consonant /y/ is
not used in Turkmen Turkish. The gerund affix -Xp also can become inflexible expanding with the suffixes +Am which is conjunction from hem in Persian Language and +cIk which is the diminutive in Turkish. Besides, it is often used for the potential verb in Turkmen Turkish. It does not add to the
negative base of verbs. The use and functions of the gerund affix -Xp are intended to be determined and explained by scanning the literary works
written in Turkmen Turkish.
