hala
noun A1- paternal aunt (father’s sister)
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in halam.
The last vowel, a, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: halasında. 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: halasında. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: halasıyla. The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -sı. After a vowel, y joins the ending: halasıyla. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
From the library
Onun köprüleri bugün hala çok sağlam.
His bridges are still very sturdy today.
Biz bugün hala onun güzel şarkılarını dinliyoruz.
Today, we still listen to his beautiful songs.
Ateşim nihayet düştü ama ne yazık ki hala öksürüyorum.
My fever finally broke, but unfortunately I am still coughing.
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