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Reg. past tense Question....
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16 Jun 2007 Sat 12:03 pm |
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Thank you. ok, so the simple present and past tenses of to be can be added to a noun
and the possessive suffix also and the subject, dative, locative and ablative suffixes. true? or are there others that can be added?
my teresa = teresa + -im (i is dropped..) = teresam
I am teresa = teresa + -im (y is added as buffer..) = teresayim
I was teresa = teresa + -ydim (y is added as changing noun to past tense to be) = teresaydim
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16 Jun 2007 Sat 12:11 pm |
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Another one pops to mind now, the -cik suffix
"Teresacık" is like "little Teresa"
"Teresacığım" is like a pet word, a sweet nothing name, meaning "my sweet Teresa", "my little Teresa"
Don't take these personal now Teresa, I can use "anne" as an example as well if you prefer 
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16 Jun 2007 Sat 02:08 pm |
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Quoting Elisa:
"Teresacığım" is like a pet word, a sweet nothing name, meaning "my sweet Teresa", "my little Teresa" |
No, it's fine for names of people.
Ahmetçiğim
Ayşeciğim etc.
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16 Jun 2007 Sat 02:55 pm |
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Quoting caliptrix: Quoting Elisa:
"Teresacığım" is like a pet word, a sweet nothing name, meaning "my sweet Teresa", "my little Teresa" |
No, it's fine for names of people.
Ahmetçiğim
Ayşeciğim etc.
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Nono, don't take "pet word/name" literally! 
It means a (special) name you use to address someone who is close to you, like a dear friend or a family member.
The verb "to pet" means "to spoil, to pamper".
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