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Breakdown of Babamın burnunu kırdığı hırsız
baba
father
burun
nose
kırmak
to physically break or fracture something
hırsız
thief
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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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