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When to use -ik on adjectives?
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03 Dec 2005 Sat 01:23 pm |
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When using a noun as an adjective, when is -ik used and when is it ommitted???
For example:
"O çizgik bir demlik"
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"O çizgi bir demlik"
I can't work out when to add the -ik suffix :-S
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03 Dec 2005 Sat 01:26 pm |
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Quoting bod: When using a noun as an adjective, when is -ik used and when is it ommitted???
For example:
"O çizgik bir demlik"
or
"O çizgi bir demlik"
I can't work out when to add the -ik suffix :-S
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the word çizgi comes from the verd çizmek if you want to make adj. it is çizik... scracthed huh...
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03 Dec 2005 Sat 01:34 pm |
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Quoting SuiGeneris: the word çizgi comes from the verd çizmek if you want to make adj. it is çizik... scracthed huh... |
Sorry - I was wanting "çizgi" as the noun for "stripe"
çizgi - stripe
demlik - teapot
çizgik demlik = stripy teapot?
But does it require the -ik suffix?
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03 Dec 2005 Sat 01:38 pm |
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Quoting bod:
Sorry - I was wanting "çizgi" as the noun for "stripe"
çizgi - stripe
demlik - teapot
çizgik demlik = stripy teapot?
But does it require the -ik suffix? |
nope dude you need to ad -li here
like çizgili demlik there must be rules about when to use which suffixes.. but i dont remember them much..
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03 Dec 2005 Sat 01:49 pm |
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Quoting SuiGeneris: nope dude you need to ad -li here |
Now I'm totally confused.......
I've never even heard of -li and it is not listed on http://www.dnathan.com/language/turkish/tsd/
What I am really looking for is a rule as to when to apply which suffix for changing nouns into adjectives - that was just one example.
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03 Dec 2005 Sat 01:55 pm |
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well its their shame then.. but there wouldnt be a adj. like çizgik... i am sure about it...
http://www.turkishlanguage.co.uk/moresuffixes.htm
check here out...
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03 Dec 2005 Sat 02:17 pm |
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Quoting SuiGeneris: well its their shame then.. but there wouldnt be a adj. like çizgik... i am sure about it...
http://www.turkishlanguage.co.uk/moresuffixes.htm
check here out... |
Ah thank you very much indeed!
Yes - that explains it better 
-li is used for a property of a noun (such as 'stripy') whereas -ik is used for an irreversible process that has happened to a noun (such as 'burnt') - is that a fair description???
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15 Dec 2005 Thu 02:17 pm |
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But.. what about güzellik?
This is with -ik.. but it's not as in Burnt that it 'happened' to the noun? Or was it "beautified" 
Oh wait, güzel is not a noun But i would still like if some of the native speakers could explain it a bit more, just by giving a few turkish sentences with their english translations... Erdinc? Meltem? Cyrano? Anyone? Help? (a)
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16 Dec 2005 Fri 12:27 am |
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First of all i have to say that i’m not a proffessional.
somethings about –ik suffix;
- it makes an adj. with base form of a verb…………(verb + -ik, -ık, -ük, -uk,…. = adj.)
- it makes a noun with base form of a verb…………(verb+ -ik,………………………= noun)
- sometimes it is not a suffix
verb + -ik > adj.
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çiz / çizik……………..scratch / scratched
Who has scratched my car?
Arabamı kim çizdi?
It’s mine if you see a scratch car.
Eğer çizik bir araba görürsen benimkisidir.
yan / yanık……………burn / burnt
You burn if you touch the pan.
Eğer tavaya dokunursan yanarsın
Do you smell any burnt?
Hiç yanık kokusu alıyor musun?
kes / kesik…………….cut / cut
Be careful ! Don’t cut your face.
Dikkat et ! Yüzünü kesme.
There is a little cut on your face.
Yüzünde küçük bir kesik var.
aç / açık……………….open/open
Open the door
Kapıyı aç
The door is already open
Kapı zaten açık
verb + -ik > noun
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kaz /kazık……………dig / stake
we have to dig more grave than yesterday
Dünkünden daha fazla mezar kazmalıyız.
How many deads are there on the stakes?
Kazıklarda kaç tane ölü var?
del / delik…………….bore / bore
The workers will bore the same field.
Can you remember the last bore where it is?
sometimes it is not a suffix
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yazık !……………….. alas !
yüzük…………………ring
tüzük………………….rules
kekik………………….thyme
güzell+ik (incorrect)
güzel+lik (correct)
güzel = beautiful
güzel+lik = beauty
I’m happy if someone corrects my mistakes.
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