kadim
adjective B2- ancient
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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: kadiminde. 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: kadimiyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
From the library
Tarihi surların gölgesinde çalışan bostancılar, atalarından öğrendikleri kadim sulama ve ekim tekniklerini modern dünyanın dayatmalarına rağmen yaşatmaya gayret etmektedir.
The gardeners working in the shadow of the historical city walls strive to keep alive the ancient irrigation and planting techniques they learned from their ancestors, despite the impositions of the modern world.
Bu kadim kentin en çarpıcı özelliklerinden biri, modern şehir anlayışından tamamen farklı olarak hiçbir sokağa veya caddeye sahip olmamasıdır.
One of the most striking features of this ancient city is that, completely different from the modern understanding of a city, it has no streets or avenues.
Elif ahşap tezgahın köşede tozlandığını görünce, yıllardır ninesinden büyük bir hayranlıkla öğrendiği bu kadim zanaatı yeniden canlandırmak için harika bir fırsat yakaladığını düşündü.
When Elif saw the wooden loom gathering dust in the corner, she thought she had caught a wonderful opportunity to revive this ancient craft she had learned from her grandmother with great admiration for years.
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