Turkish

In this lesson, you will learn more about the -lİ suffix, one of the most frequently used suffixes in Turkish. 
	It is used to create adjectives and nouns out of nouns. 
	The most common translation of -lİ is 'with',
	but it can also convey the meaning of other prepositions, compounds and other verb-derived adjectives in English. 
	That is to say, there is no one-to-one translation for -lİ, but you will master this suffix as you get exposed to it more and more.


	Now let's look at a chart about it's functions with some examples: 

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 <th>Functions of -lİ</th>
 <th>Turkish</th>
 <th>English</th>
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 <td>To indicate that the entity is described by or has the property of the root word</td>
			<td>hızlıakıllıçelişkili</td>
			<td>rapidclevercontradictory</td>
 </tr>
		 <tr>
 <td>To indicate a place of origin, or where someone belongs</td>
			<td>BerlinliSamsunlu</td>
			<td>Berlinerfrom Samsun</td>
 </tr>
		
		<tr>
 <td>To talk about groups of items which are composed of the root number</td>
			<td>üçlüdörtlü</td>
			<td>threesome (or trio)quartet</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Adjectival phrases out of Noun phrases</td>
			<td>uzun bacaklıkırmızı tişörtlüyarım akıllı</td>
			<td>long-leggedin the red tshirthalf-wit</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Adverbial Phrases</td>
			<td>senli benli (konuşmak)analı kızlı (gezmek)gizli saklı (iş yapmak)</td>
			<td>(to speak) on first name basis(to travel/promenade) as mother-daughter (to work) in secret/in clandestine ways</td>
			
 </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

	Adverbial phrases are only derived by using -lİ doubly, as in the examples. 

When making adjectival phrases out of two nouns, drop the possessive suffix 
	in the compound, and add -lİ. For example, aşk acısı,
	is a noun phrase literally meaning 'love pain', aşk acılı (bir film) 
	is an adjectival phrase meaning '(a movie about) love pain'.

 We also use nereli (from where) to inquire about someone's origins, and neli to ask about the flavour of something.

The -lİ suffix

noun

adjective

determiner

verb

adverb

postposition

interjection

conjunction

pronoun

sentence

phrase

Unknown

NOUN - vowel harmony, consonant harmony

NOUN - vowel harmony, no consonant harmony

NOUN - no vowel harmony, consonant harmony

NOUN - no vowel harmony, no consonant harmony

VERB - intransitive, passive

VERB - intransitive, non-passive

VERB - transitive, non-causative

VERB - transitive, causative

VERB - ablative

VERB - dative

VERB - locative

VERB - accusative

VERB - intransitive, reciprocal

VERB - intransitive, reflexive

VERB - auxiliary

Word	Kamil mor elbiseli kadından korkuyor.
Meaning	Kamil fears the woman in the purple dress.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation
Course	Turkish
Lesson	The -lİ suffix

purple, violet	mor
woman	kadın
to fear, to be scared, to be afraid (of)	korkmak
dress	elbise

Kamil mor elbiseli kadından korkuyor.

Breakdown of Kamil mor elbiseli kadından korkuyor.

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