ıssız
adjective B2- deserted, desolate, uninhabited · Uyandığımda kendimi ıssız bir adada buldum., When I woke up I found myself on a deserted island.
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Tap for its suffix chainThe last vowel, ı, is back and unrounded, so the “my” ending is -ım.
The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
The last vowel, ı, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -ı. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: ıssızında. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
The last vowel, ı, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -ı. After a vowel, y joins the ending: ıssızıyla. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
From the library
Bugün Anadolu'nun bozkırlarında yolculuk eden biri, ıssız bir ovanın ortasında birden yükselen, kale görünümlü taş yapılara rastladığında şaşırmadan edemez.
Anyone traveling across the steppes of Anatolia today cannot help being surprised on coming upon fortress-like stone buildings that rise suddenly in the middle of a desolate plain.
Sessiz, ıssız ve karanlık tepelere ulaştığımda teleskobumu büyük bir özenle kurup heyecanla gözlem yapmaya başlıyorum.
When I reach the quiet, desolate, and dark hills, I set up my telescope with great care and start observing with excitement.
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