tabii
adjective A2- natural, usual, ordinary
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in tabiim.
The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: tabiisinde. 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: tabiisinde. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: tabiisiyle. The last vowel, i, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -si. After a vowel, y joins the ending: tabiisiyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
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## Süleyman Nazif'in Mezarı
Süleyman Nazif'in geçen sene öldüğünde tabii hiçbirimizin şüphesi yok.
Satıcı: Tabii, başka bir şey var mı?
Seller: Of course. Anything else?
Satıcı, “ Tabii ki, hemen paketliyorum,” dedi.
The salesperson said, "Of course, I am wrapping it right away."
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