havlu
noun B2- towel
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in havlum.
The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: havlusunda. The last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -su. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: havlusunda. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: havlusuyla. The last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -su. After a vowel, y joins the ending: havlusuyla. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
Phrases
From the library
Hoca'ya sadece eski ve yırtık bir havlu verdiler.
They only gave the Hodja an old and torn towel.
Ona en yeni havluları ve güzel kokulu sabunları verdiler.
They gave him the newest towels and fragrant soaps.
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