lale
noun B2- tulip, any flowering plant of the genus Tulipa
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in lalem.
The last vowel, e, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: lalesinde. 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: lalesinde. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: lalesiyle. The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -si. After a vowel, y joins the ending: lalesiyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
Phrases
From the library
İhtiyar padişah, artık mermer havuzlu küçük bahçenin lale tarhlarını bile göremiyor, gamsız zamanlarında yaptığı gibi murassâ çerçeveli camlara hohlayıp parmağı ile "Çifte vav" yazamıyordu.
Bu bardaklar lale şeklindedir.
These glasses are tulip-shaped.
Bu bardakların şekli bir laleye benzer.
The shape of these glasses looks like a tulip.
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