gelince
noun B1- term of address to an older married woman, older sister
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in gelincem.
The last vowel, e, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: gelincesinde. The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -si. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: gelincesinde. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: gelincesiyle. The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -si. After a vowel, y joins the ending: gelincesiyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
From the library
Kış gelince cambazlığı bırakarak Bulgaristan'dan zahire taşırlardı.
Bir eve misafir gelince, ev sahibi hemen çay demler.
When a guest comes to a home, the host brews tea right away.
Odasına gelince pencerenin kenarındaki rahat koltuğuna oturdu ve kitabı yavaşça açtı.
Upon coming to her room, she sat in her comfortable armchair by the window and slowly opened the book.
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