teneffüs
noun C1- recess
- respiration
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Tap for its suffix chain teneffüsrecess
ümmy
The last vowel, ü, is front and rounded, so the “my” ending is -üm.
teneffüsrecess
lerplural
The last vowel, ü, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
teneffüsrecess
ühis/her
ndein/at
The last vowel, ü, is front and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -ü. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: teneffüsünde. The last vowel, ü, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
teneffüsrecess
ühis/her
ylewith/by
The last vowel, ü, is front and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -ü. After a vowel, y joins the ending: teneffüsüyle. The last vowel, ü, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
From the library
Gecenin mevti ufku bağlamadan
Susmadan her teneffüs-i zinde,
Ey sen
Ki sönmemiş zer-i zülfünde son ziyâ-yı nehâr,
Bu genç elinle bu yorgun cebîn-i lâlimi sar,
Ve sonra git.
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