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Questions & Answers about Mutfak tertemiz.
What does tertemiz add compared to temiz?
Tertemiz is an emphatic form of temiz: it means spotless, squeaky clean, stronger than just clean. So Mutfak tertemiz is more emphatic than Mutfak temiz.
How is tertemiz formed? Is ter a separate word?
It’s formed by a Turkish intensification pattern called pekiştirme. You take the first syllable of the adjective and insert one of p/s/m/r to create a reinforcing syllable: te → ter + temiz → tertemiz. Here ter is not the word for sweat; it’s just an intensifying syllable. Other examples: masmavi (from mavi), bembeyaz (from beyaz), sapsarı (from sarı), kıpkırmızı (from kırmızı), kapkara (from kara).
Can I say çok tertemiz?
It’s usually avoided; tertemiz already means very/absolutely clean. Use either çok temiz or tertemiz, not both together, unless you’re going for casual hyperbole.
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