zeki
adjective B1- smart, intelligent, clever
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in zekim.
The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: zekisinde. The last vowel, i, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -si. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: zekisinde. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: zekisiyle. The last vowel, i, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -si. After a vowel, y joins the ending: zekisiyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
From the library
Bu zeki çehreli adam, yoklama defteri imzalamaya mahkum bir kalem efendisi intizamiyle, her gün, tam saat altıyı kırk geçe köşesine gelir ve tam saat ona kadar da bir tek söz söylemeksizin, sırf gözlerinin derin elemi ve edasının sakit belâgatiyle gelip geçenlerin merhametini avlar.
En zeki hayvan bir tek şey yapar.
Bu kediler çok zeki ve sıcaktır.
These cats are very intelligent and affectionate.
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