basamak
noun B2- A step or rung of stairs or a ladder.
- stage, phase
- A person, place or a circumstance utilized in order to reach a goal; a stepping stone.
- Each digit in the order of place value.
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainThe k of basamak becomes ğ before a vowel: basamağım. The 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 k of basamak becomes ğ before a vowel: basamağında. 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: basamağında. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
The k of basamak becomes ğ before a vowel: basamağıyla. The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -ı. After a vowel, y joins the ending: basamağıyla. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
Phrases
From the library
Tahtın basamağına diz çöktü.
Rıza, denize bakan o devasa merdivenlerin en üst basamağına oturup gözlerini kapattığında, kulaklarında eski trenlerin ritmik sesleri yankılanmaya başladı.
When Rıza sat on the top step of those massive stairs facing the sea and closed his eyes, the rhythmic sounds of old trains began to echo in his ears.
Türk musikisinde makam, sadece belirli seslerin yan yana geldiği durağan bir dizi veya basit bir basamaklar bütünü olarak tanımlanamaz.
In Turkish music, makam cannot be defined simply as a static sequence or a simple set of steps where specific sounds come side by side.
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