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Neden "guelleri" ?
1.       smileliu25
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 23 Apr 2007 Mon 06:17 pm

In the grammer section,basic level 2,minor vowel harmony, there is a test: The suffix that gives the meaning their is -leri. How do you add the suffix -leri to the word gül (rose)? The answer is gülleri.
Why when the suffix -leri added to gül is not changed to lörü, but still leri? can anyone help me? i'm confused.

2.       selin21
206 posts
 23 Apr 2007 Mon 06:25 pm

Quoting smileliu25:

In the grammer section,basic level 2,minor vowel harmony, there is a test: The suffix that gives the meaning their is -leri. How do you add the suffix -leri to the word gül (rose)? The answer is gülleri.
Why when the suffix -leri added to gül is not changed to lörü, but still leri? can anyone help me? i'm confused.



ler or lar

if the last vowel is front wovel(e,i,ö,ü) it must be ler
if the last vowel is back wovel(a,ı,o,u) it must be lar

güller=roses
çiçekler=flowers
çocuklar=childeren
aynalar=mirrors
kediler=cats

3.       Faruk
1607 posts
 23 Apr 2007 Mon 06:29 pm

-ler suffix in gülleri is plural suffix and cannot change. But if you want to say my rose it will be gülüm.

4.       Elisa
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 23 Apr 2007 Mon 06:36 pm

It's all about Major and Minor Vowel Harmony
You might want to study those topics first, make sure you get the difference and when to apply major and minor harmony. After that it will be completely clear to you

Keep this in mind as well already: plural can only be formed with -ler/-lar, never another vowel.

5.       smileliu25
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 24 Apr 2007 Tue 04:12 pm

Thank you for all of your warmhearted help. I'm very glad to learn here.

6.       Elisa
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 24 Apr 2007 Tue 10:34 pm

Quoting smileliu25:

I'm very glad to learn here.



And so you should be

Kolay gelsin

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