mana
noun B2- meaning
- purpose, point · bu tartışmanın pek bir manası yok, this discussion does not really have a point
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in manam.
The last vowel, a, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: manasında. 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: manasında. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: manasıyla. The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -sı. After a vowel, y joins the ending: manasıyla. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
Words from it
From the library
Sükûnet, zihnin kendisine ait olanı geri aldığı, parçalanmış dikkatimizi toparladığı ve hayatın gerçek manasını yeniden keşfettiği eşsiz bir sığınaktır.
Tranquility is a unique sanctuary where the mind takes back what belongs to it, gathers our fragmented attention, and rediscovers the true meaning of life.
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