In this lesson you will learn about the suffix -lİk, which creates nouns and adjectives out of other words. The suffix -lİk has many functions, of which you can see an overview below. Of course, you don't need to learn all these functions, since you will learn all words that end in -lİk individually.
In the table below, X refers to the part of the word before the suffix -lİk.
| Creating nouns with -lİk | Turkish example | English translation |
|---|---|---|
| The concept of being X | büyüklük iyilik | size, magnitude goodness, kindness |
| An object that goes together with body part X | kulaklık bileklik | headphones wristband |
| A container for X | kitaplık kömürlük | bookcase coal cellar |
| A location where X is abundantly present | kumluk dutluk | sandy place, sandbox mulberry grove, mulberry garden |
| A person whose role is parallel to the blood relationship indicated by X | analık evlatlık | step-mother adopted child |
| Quantity measure | ellilik onluk | fifty (TLs, dollars, Euros) tenner |
| Application, embodiment or institutionalization of X | iyilik krallık | good deed, a favour kingdom |
Now let's see the adjectives created by -lİk:
| Creating adjectives with -lİk | Turkish example | English translation |
|---|---|---|
| Object suitable for X | sıkmalık (limon) örmelik (kumaş) | (lemon) for squeezing, (fabric) for knitting |
| Designate recurrence | yıllık haftalık | annual weekly |
| Approximate age of a person | ellilik iki haftalık | (someone in their) fifties two weeks old |
| Price or value of something | bir milyarlık üç binlik | (worth) a billion (currency). (worth) three thousand (currency) |
