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Usages of ya ... ya (da) ...
Ya makarna yiyeceğim ya köfte (yiyeceğim).
I'm going to eat either pasta or meatballs.
Ya benim için çalışırsın ya da seni polise ihbar ederim.
You either work for me or I'll report you to the police.
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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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