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)

Breakdown of büyüklük