telafi
noun B2- compensation, redress, atonement
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in telafim.
The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: telafisinde. The last vowel, i, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -si. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: telafisinde. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: telafisiyle. The last vowel, i, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -si. After a vowel, y joins the ending: telafisiyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
Phrases
From the library
Hatalarını hızla telafi etmek için ellerinden geleni yapıyorlar ve birbirlerine kendi geleneksel yemeklerinden gururla ikram ediyorlar.
They do their best to quickly make up for their mistakes and proudly offer each other their own traditional dishes.
Ancak kent tarihçileri ve çevre bilimciler, bu alanların yok olmasının sadece ekonomik bir kayıp değil, telafisi imkansız bir kültürel tahribat olacağını savunmaktadır.
However, urban historians and environmental scientists argue that the disappearance of these areas will not only be an economic loss but an irreparable cultural destruction.
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