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Usages of can
canlı
alive, living
cansız
dead or inanimate [Lit. lifeless]
canı çekmek
to crave for, to feel like (doing x)
According to the person, can is conjugated:
Canım çorba çekti.
Canın çorba çekti.
Canı çorba çekti.
Canımız çorba çekti.
Canınız çorba çekti.
Canları çorba çekti.
(I/you/he,she,it/we/you/they am/is/are craving for soup.)
canı sıkılmak
to get bored, to be bored
'Canı' is conjugated according to the person who is bored:
canım
canın
canı
canımız
canınız
canları
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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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