posta
noun B1- mail, post
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Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in postam.
The last vowel, a, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: postasında. The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -sı. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: postasında. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: postasıyla. The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -sı. After a vowel, y joins the ending: postasıyla. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
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From the library
Memur, “ Normal posta ile iki yüz lira tutar,” dedi.
The clerk said, "By regular mail, it costs two hundred liras."
Konuyla ilgili bana acil olarak e- posta veya telefon yoluyla bilgi verebilirsiniz.
You can give me information urgently regarding the subject via email or phone.
Mektubu postaya verdikten sonra başlayan o uzun bekleme süresi, sabrın ve özlemin en güzel, en dokunaklı hallerinden biriydi.
That long waiting period that began after putting the letter in the mail was one of the most beautiful, most touching states of patience and longing.
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