Breakdown of İki çeşit zeytinimiz var: siyah ve yeşil.
iki
two
zeytin
olive
siyah
black
yeşil
green
var
there is, there are
ve
and
çeşit
kind, sort, variety
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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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