Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Plurals / çoğul ekleri

How to make nouns plural in Turkish?

Add -ler or -lar, whichever sounds best; specifically, whichever rhymes best with the last vowel in the word to which it will be attached.

Examples:

Day: Gün
Days: Günler

Night: Gece
Nights: Geceler

Evening: Akşam
Evenings: Akşamlar

Television: Televizyon
Televisions: Televizyonlar

-ler harmonizes best with i, e, ö, ü
-lar harmonizes best with ı, a, o, u

2 comments:

Barry said...

Oh, our Dennis is grasping vowel harmony! (sniff) They grow up so fast... ;^)

Dennis said...

Teşekkürler, şerefli öğretmen :^)