büyükanne

From Lesson 37:Extended family·Turkish

Breakdown of büyükanne

büyük
big
anne
mother

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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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