savunmak
verb B1- to defend
- to protect
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainThe stem, then -iyor, then a person ending. The first vowel of -iyor follows vowel harmony (geliyor, alıyor, okuyor, görüyor), but -yor never changes, so the person endings after it are always back: -um, -sun, -uz.
-di follows vowel harmony (geldi, aldı, okudu, gördü). The past uses short person endings: -m, -n, -k, -niz, -ler.
-ecek after a front vowel, -acak after a back one. After a stem ending in a vowel, a buffer y joins them: başlayacak.
k becomes ğ before a vowel: savunacağım. Not before a consonant: geleceksin.
Verbs of more than one syllable take -ir (-ır, -ur, -ür): savunur.
From the library
İyimserler, sıkıcı ve tekrara dayalı işlerin makinelere devredilmesiyle insanın nihayet asıl yeteneklerine yöneleceğini savunuyorlar.
Optimists argue that once dull, repetitive tasks are handed over to machines, people will at last turn to their true talents.
Buse, “ Kurslar genellikle çok pahalı oluyor ve belirli saatlere uymak zorundayız,” diyerek kendini savundu.
Buse defended herself by saying, "Courses are usually very expensive and we have to stick to specific hours."
Gürültünün bu denli yüceltildiği bir çağda, sessizliği savunmak ve onu bilinçli bir şekilde hayata entegre etmek radikal bir eyleme dönüşmüştür.
In an age where noise is so glorified, defending silence and consciously integrating it into life has turned into a radical act.
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