mercek
noun C1- lens (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it)
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainThe k of mercek becomes ğ before a vowel: merceğim. The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “my” ending is -im.
The last vowel, e, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
The k of mercek becomes ğ before a vowel: merceğinde. The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -i. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: merceğinde. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
The k of mercek becomes ğ before a vowel: merceğiyle. The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -i. After a vowel, y joins the ending: merceğiyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
From the library
Dil, dış dünyayı algılayış biçimimizi şekillendiren kusursuz bir mercek olduğu kadar, bizi köklerimize sımsıkı bağlayan görünmez bir çapa işlevi de görür.
Language functions as an invisible anchor that binds us tightly to our roots, just as much as it is a perfect lens that shapes our way of perceiving the external world.
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