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Derivational suffix: -LIK
This suffix is added to nouns to form adjectives, and to adjectives to
form nouns. Its other forms are lik, luk, lük
güzel :beautiful güzellik ----> beauty
iyi : good iyilik -----> goodness
hasta : sick hastalık ----> illness
temiz : clean temizlik ------> cleanliness
kim : who kimlik -------> identity
gün : day günlük ------> daily
baş : head başlık ------> headline
* This suffix also functions as “for” like için.
Beş kişilik bir oda istiyorum. -à I want a room for five.
* As an adjective :
Beş günlük bir tatil yaptık. ----> We had a 5 days holiday.
Tek kişilik bir yatak aldık. ----> We bought a single bed (bed for one).
Bugünkü gazetenin başlığını gördün mü ? Have you seen the headline of today’s newspaper ?
The -LiK Sufffix also indicates the purpose for which something is
intended or used:
şeker sugar şekerlik -à Sugar -bowl
kulak ear kulaklıkà Head-phones
tuz salt tuzluk -à salt-cellar
anahtar key anahtarlık -à key-holder /keychain
* The –LIK suffix may also comes after -lı, -sız and -ci
suffixes, indicating a state of having, not having and being
something:
canlı [lively] -à canlılık liveliness
akılsız [ unintelligent/ stupid ] -à akılsızlık stupidity
dişçi [dentist] --à dişçilik dentistry /state of being dentist
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