Galata
noun C1- former name of the Karaköy neighborhood in Istanbul
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in galatam.
The last vowel, a, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: galatasında. 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: galatasında. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: galatasıyla. The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -sı. After a vowel, y joins the ending: galatasıyla. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
From the library
Öğleden sonra Galata Kulesi'ne çıktılar.
In the afternoon they went up Galata Tower.
Tarihi bir günde, kollarına kanatlarını bağladı ve yüksek Galata Kulesi'nin tepesine çıktı.
On a historic day, he tied his wings to his arms and climbed to the top of the high Galata Tower.
İstanbul'un kalbinde yer alan Galata Köprüsü, şehrin en ikonik simgelerinden biridir.
The Galata Bridge, located in the heart of Istanbul, is one of the city's most iconic symbols.
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