uykusuzluk
noun C1- sleeplessness, insomnia
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainThe k of uykusuzluk becomes ğ before a vowel: uykusuzluğum. The last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “my” ending is -um.
The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
The k of uykusuzluk becomes ğ before a vowel: uykusuzluğunda. The last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -u. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: uykusuzluğunda. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
The k of uykusuzluk becomes ğ before a vowel: uykusuzluğuyla. The last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -u. After a vowel, y joins the ending: uykusuzluğuyla. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
From the library
Defne adındaki bu genç kız, uykusuzluk problemi çekiyor ve zihnini susturabilmek için gecenin geç saatlerine kadar okumaya devam ediyordu.
This young girl named Defne was suffering from an insomnia problem and continued reading until the late hours of the night in order to be able to silence her mind.
Defne'nin uykusuzluk sorunu tamamen ortadan kalkmasa da, geceleri hissettiği o boğucu endişe hissi yerini huzurlu bir bekleyişe bırakmıştı.
Even though Defne's insomnia problem had not completely disappeared, that suffocating feeling of anxiety she felt at night had given way to a peaceful wait.
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