elma ağacı

From Lesson 48:Compound nouns·Turkish

Breakdown of elma ağacı

elma
apple
ağaç
tree

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How does vowel harmony work in Turkish?
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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