dava
noun A2- suit, action
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in davam.
The last vowel, a, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: davasında. 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: davasında. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: davasıyla. The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -sı. After a vowel, y joins the ending: davasıyla. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
Words from it
From the library
— Evvela senin davan görüldü.
İboş, mahkemeye müracaatla dava edeceğini söyledi.
Dışından —bir dakika evvel o kadar tatlı tatlı muhabbet ettiği arkadaşına— acı acı haykırdı:
— Haydi beraber gidelim, ben de senden namus davası edeceğim!
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