kovan
noun C1- beehive
- case, casing (bullet)
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainThe last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “my” ending is -ım.
The last vowel, a, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -ı. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: kovanında. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -ı. After a vowel, y joins the ending: kovanıyla. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
Phrases
From the library
İstanbul'un kalbinde yer alan asırlık kütüphane, gündüzleri kalabalık bir arı kovanını andırırken geceleri derin bir sessizliğe bürünürdü.
The century-old library located in the heart of Istanbul resembled a crowded beehive during the day, while at night it would be enveloped in a deep silence.
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