melankolik
adjective C1- melancholic
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Tap for its suffix chainThe last vowel, i, is front and unrounded, so the “my” ending is -im.
The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
The last vowel, i, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -i. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: melankolikinde. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
The last vowel, i, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -i. After a vowel, y joins the ending: melankolikiyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
From the library
Sonbaharın o melankolik havası şehre çökerken, sahip olduğum az sayıdaki eşyayla kurduğum bağın ne kadar derinleştiğini hayretle gözlemliyorum.
As that melancholic mood of autumn settles over the city, I observe with amazement how deep the bond I have formed with the few belongings I own has become.
Türk kültüründe ise geçmişe dönük bu melankolik özlem, çok daha karmaşık, incelikli ve çok katmanlı bir duygu durumu olan hüzün kavramı ile iç içe geçmiştir.
In Turkish culture, however, this melancholic longing directed toward the past is intertwined with the concept of hüzün, which is a much more complex, subtle, and multi-layered emotional state.
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