bank
noun B2- bench (long seat)
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainThe last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “my” ending is -ım.
The last vowel, a, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -ı. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: bankında. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -ı. After a vowel, y joins the ending: bankıyla. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
From the library
Mehmet bir bankta oturuyor ve kuşlara bakıyor.
Mehmet sits on a bench and looks at the birds.
Aynı ahşap banklarda, işe yetişmeye çalışan memurlarla sınava hazırlanan öğrenciler, pazardan dönen teyzelerle emekliler yan yana oturur.
On the same wooden benches sit, side by side, civil servants trying to get to work on time and students preparing for exams, aunties coming back from the market and retirees.
Büyükbaba ve büyükanneler banklarda oturuyor.
Grandfathers and grandmothers are sitting on the benches.
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