anneanne
noun C1- grandmother (one's mother's mother)
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Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in anneannem.
The last vowel, e, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: anneannesinde. 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: anneannesinde. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: anneannesiyle. The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -si. After a vowel, y joins the ending: anneannesiyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
From the library
Kaan telefonu eline aldı ve anneannesini aradı.
Kaan picked up the phone and called his maternal grandmother.
Kaan, “ Merhaba anneanne, nasılsın?” dedi.
Kaan said, "Hello, grandma, how are you?"
Anneannesi, “ İyiyim canım torunum, sen nasılsın?” diye cevap verdi.
His grandmother replied, "I am well, my dear grandchild, how are you?"
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