vatandaş
noun A2- citizen
- countryman
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainThe last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “my” ending is -ım.
The last vowel, a, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -ı. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: vatandaşında. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -ı. After a vowel, y joins the ending: vatandaşıyla. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
Words from it
From the library
Daha sonra maddi durumu yetersiz olan bir vatandaş fırına gelir ve askıda ekmek olup olmadığını sorar.
Later, a citizen whose financial situation is insufficient comes to the bakery and asks if there is bread on the hook.
Hacivat sabırla, “ Hayır efendim, okuma yazma bilmeyen vatandaşlar için para karşılığında mektup kaleme alacaksın,” diyerek açıkladı.
Hacivat patiently explained, saying, 'No, sir, you will pen letters in exchange for money for citizens who do not know how to read and write.'
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