You Look Funny
Lesson 89beginner Turkish Beginner
You Look Funny
Today we examine some funny-looking words in Turkish that magically lose a letter when you add a suffix to them. Don't mind the title - of course, we're not talking about you.
Vowel deletion.
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Öğrenci
teşekkürler hocacalarım
Sep 03, 2013
Öğrenci
How do you say im so frustrated right now in turkish
Oct 03, 2013
Justin
Şuan çok hayalkırıklığına uğradım
Oct 03, 2013
Silvia
what is the correct form for the possessive of burun in 3rd person plural?

thank you
Jul 15, 2014
Justin
Onların burunları.
Jul 15, 2014
Öğrenci
i thought that vowel harmony meant undotted i after a in preceding syllable. but appears not so in eg vakit, bahis. any rule?
Oct 07, 2014
Justin
Good eye. There's no rule - several words that Turkish has taken from Arabic (like vakit and bahis) don't follow vowel harmony internally. However, when suffixing, continue to follow the harmony rules based on the last letter in the root.
Oct 07, 2014
Öğrenci
Thanks for prompt reply! Inez
Oct 07, 2014
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