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1. asanisimasa
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Imhavingsometroubletounderstandhowtousethissuffix.Illgiveyousome Pronouns1
examples:
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Onunanlatilgin.
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Thefirstonedoesntsoundoktomebutthesecondonedoesntsoundbad.Arethey Turkishlessonbyadmin
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right?

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Imhavingsometroubletounderstandhowtousethissuffix.Illgiveyousome
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examples:

Seninokumanbeendim.

Onunanlatilgin.

Itseemstometheyhavethesamefunction.Couldiexchangethem?forexample:

Seninokuyuubeendim.

Onunanlamasnilgin.

Thefirstonedoesntsoundoktomebutthesecondonedoesntsoundbad.Arethey
right?

Thethingisthat,asisaidbefore,icantreallyunderstandhowtousethis,i,u,s
suffixes.

Cananyonehelpme?

Thanks.

isuffixcreatesnounsfromverbs.ItsometimesgivesameaningofingnounsinEnglish:
anlay=understanding
bekleyi=waiting
dn=thinking
etc.

ButsometimesitisequaltotheverbusedasanounwithoutaddinganysuffixinEnglish
bak=look
duru=pause
ykseli=rise
etc.
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Andsometimesitisusedasmannernames:
okuyu=thewayonereadssomething
antlat=theywayonetellssomething

Thislastusageisusedinyourexamples.So:
Seninokuyuun=thewayyoureadit
Onunanlat=thewayhe/shetellsit

Seninokuyuunubeendim=Ilikethewayyoureadit
Onunanlatilgin=thewayhe/shetellsitisinteresting

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4. zeytinne
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05Jul2010Mon10:39pm

What"durmu"means?Andhowcanitbeapersonsname?

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05Jul2010Mon10:53pm

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What"durmu"means?Andhowcanitbeapersonsname?

Nottobeconfusedwithisuffix:

dur=stop

durmu=stopped

Asawishtonothavemorebabiesafterthebabygiventhisname(fromthetimeswhenthe
birthcontrolwasunheardof)

6. ladyinred
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05Jul2010Mon11:06pm

Quotingsi++

Nottobeconfusedwithisuffix:

dur=stop

durmu=stopped

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Asawishtonothavemorebabiesafterthebabygiventhisname(fromthetimeswhen
thebirthcontrolwasunheardof)

SoifthewishisnotfulfilledIsupposethenextpoorbabyiscallYanl!

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SoifthewishisnotfulfilledIsupposethenextpoorbabyiscallYanl!

Nope!

dursun=(OhdearGodplease)letitstop

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8. zeytinne
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05Jul2010Mon11:17pm

DurmuandDursun

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9. dilliduduk
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06Jul2010Tue12:21am

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Nope!

dursun=(OhdearGodplease)letitstop

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10. asanisimasa
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Quotingsi++

isuffixcreatesnounsfromverbs.Itsometimesgivesameaningofingnounsin
English:
anlay=understanding
bekleyi=waiting
dn=thinking
etc.

ButsometimesitisequaltotheverbusedasanounwithoutaddinganysuffixinEnglish
bak=look
duru=pause
ykseli=rise
etc.

Andsometimesitisusedasmannernames:
okuyu=thewayonereadssomething
antlat=theywayonetellssomething

Thislastusageisusedinyourexamples.So:
Seninokuyuun=thewayyoureadit
Onunanlat=thewayhe/shetellsit

Seninokuyuunubeendim=Ilikethewayyoureadit
Onunanlatilgin=thewayhe/shetellsitisinteresting

Vaybe=),okteekkrler!

Niceexplanation!Butletmeaskyousomethingelsesoimnotsureifthereisaruletouse
them,becausein"beklemeodas"wichireadtheotherday,ifiamspeakingandihaveto
chooseasufixiwouldhavechoosen,accordingtoexplanation,likethis:bekleyiodas.

Ireallywouldliketobesurewhentousethem.Ormaybetheonlywaytogetitisbyreading
andlistening?

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