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Breakdown of bana
ben
I
Usages of bana
Kalemi bana verin lütfen.
Please give me the pen.
Babaannen bana bağırmayabilir mi lütfen?
Could your (paternal) grandmother not yell at me please?
Bana bir iyilik yapabilir misin?
Can you do me a favor?
Kalemi bana lazım.
I need his pencil. [Lit.] His pencil is necessary to me.
Anne, bana gecelik al
Mom, buy me a nightgown.
Bana paramı getirin yoksa intihar ederim!
Bring me my money otherwise I'll commit suicide!
Kızarkadaşım bana keşke bağırmasa.
I wish my girlfriend didn't yell at me.
Yakışıklı olsaydım herkes bana aşık olurdu.
If I were handsome, everyone would have fallen in love with me.
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Turkish uses vowel harmony, meaning the vowels in suffixes change to match the last vowel of the word. Turkish vowels are divided into front (e, i, ö, ü) and back (a, ı, o, u) groups. Suffixes will use front or back vowels to harmonize with the root word.
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