yenilgi
noun B2- defeat, loss (the act or instance of being defeated)
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in yenilgim.
The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: yenilgisinde. The last vowel, i, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -si. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: yenilgisinde. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: yenilgisiyle. The last vowel, i, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -si. After a vowel, y joins the ending: yenilgisiyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
From the library
Hoca bu haksızlığa çok sinirlendi ama hiçbir şey söylemeden yenilgiyi kabul etti.
The Hodja got very angry at this injustice, but he accepted defeat without saying anything.
Bu yenilgi onu başta biraz üzse de, moralini bozmamaya ve asla pes etmemeye karar verdi.
Even though this defeat saddened him a little at first, he decided not to lose his morale and never to give up.
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