metafor
noun C1- metaphor
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainThe last vowel, o, is back and rounded, so the “my” ending is -um.
The last vowel, o, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
The last vowel, o, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -u. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: metaforunda. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
The last vowel, o, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -u. After a vowel, y joins the ending: metaforuyla. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
From the library
Metninizi acımasızca budamaktan, çok sevdiğiniz halde bütüne hizmet etmeyen o süslü cümleleri ve gösterişli metaforları hiç düşünmeden çizip atmaktan asla çekinmeyin.
Never hesitate to ruthlessly prune your text, crossing out and throwing away those ornate sentences and flashy metaphors that do not serve the whole, even if you love them very much, without a second thought.
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