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Usages of dayı
Sevgilimin dayısının cenazesinde gülmeyebildim.
I was able to not laugh at the funeral of my girlfriend's (maternal) uncle.
Dayımın haberleri sayesinde çok sevindik.
We rejoiced thanks to the news of my maternal uncle.
Dayısının bacakları kalın.
His/her (maternal) uncle's legs are thick.
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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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