memnu
adjective C1- forbidden, prohibited · aşk-ı memnu, forbidden love · memnu meyve, the forbidden fruit
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in memnum.
The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: memnusunda. The last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -su. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: memnusunda. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: memnusuyla. The last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -su. After a vowel, y joins the ending: memnusuyla. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
From the library
Hiç kimse kendine gülmez; güldüren, diğerinin aczi, kusuru ve zuhulüdür ve gülen, kendinden fazla memnun olan gururumuzdur.
Komite üyeleri duyduklarından memnun kalmış görünüyordu ve Ayşe Hanım dosyasına olumlu birkaç not düştü.
The committee members seemed pleased with what they heard, and Ms. Ayşe jotted down a few positive notes in her file.
Sınav gözetmeninin yüzündeki memnun ifadeyi görünce içimden derin bir oh çektim.
Seeing the pleased expression on the exam invigilator's face, I breathed a deep sigh of relief inside.
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