dönüm
noun B2- a turn, a revolution · dönüm noktası, turning point
- decare
- a cycle around a periodic process · yıl dönümü, anniversary
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainThe last vowel, ü, is front and rounded, so the “my” ending is -üm.
The last vowel, ü, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
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: dönümünde. The last vowel, ü, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
The last vowel, ü, is front and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -ü. After a vowel, y joins the ending: dönümüyle. The last vowel, ü, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
Phrases
From the library
Ayşe, “ Burak, annem ve babamın evlilik yıl dönümü hızla yaklaşıyor,” dedi.
Ayşe said, 'Burak, my mom and dad's wedding anniversary is approaching fast.'
Hayatımızın bu kadar önemli dönüm noktalarında, insan bazen dışarıdan bakan ve kendisini gerçekten iyi tanıyan birinin objektif bakış açısına şiddetle ihtiyaç duyuyor.
At such important turning points in our lives, one sometimes desperately needs the objective perspective of someone who looks from the outside and truly knows them well.
Geleneksel kalıpların dışına çıkarak serbest nazım tekniğini benimsemesi, şiirimizin akışını tamamen değiştiren tarihi bir dönüm noktası oldu.
His adoption of the free verse technique by stepping outside traditional molds became a historical turning point that completely changed the flow of our poetry.
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