nükte
noun- witticism, quip, bon mot, epigram, repartee, sally, a clever and elegant saying or phrase
- subtlety, nuance, a subtle meaning in writings or images that can be discerned after a careful observation
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in nüktem.
The last vowel, e, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: nüktesinde. 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: nüktesinde. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: nüktesiyle. The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -si. After a vowel, y joins the ending: nüktesiyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
From the library
Sebep şu idi ki ´´Foren´´in çizdiği, alelade bir soytarı şakşağı değil, ´´Moliere´´in kalemi ve Nasreddin Hoca'nın nüktesi gibi fenaların sırtında bir kırbaçtı.
Akla ilk gelen cevap, fıkraların olağanüstü kısalığıdır: Çoğu, birkaç cümlelik bir durumla açılır ve tek bir nükteyle kapanır.
The first answer that comes to mind is the anecdotes’ extraordinary brevity: most of them open with a situation a few sentences long and close with a single witticism.
İzleyiciden gelen ufak bir tebessüm, kıkırdama veya şaşkınlık nidası, sanatçının yepyeni bir nükte üretmesi için yeterli bir ilham kaynağına dönüşebilir.
A small smile, giggle, or exclamation of surprise coming from the audience can turn into a sufficient source of inspiration for the artist to produce a brand new witticism.
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