Lesson 89
Beginner
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.
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Öğrenci
teşekkürler hocacalarım
Sep 03, 2013
Öğrenci
How do you say im so frustrated right now in turkish
Justin
Şuan çok hayalkırıklığına uğradım
Silvia
what is the correct form for the possessive of burun in 3rd person plural?
thank you
thank you
Justin
Onların burunları.
Öğrenci
i thought that vowel harmony meant undotted i after a in preceding syllable. but appears not so in eg vakit, bahis. any rule?
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.
Öğrenci
Thanks for prompt reply! Inez
