tekerlek
noun B2- wheel (a circular device facilitating movement or transportation)
- a gay man
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Tap for its suffix chainThe k of tekerlek becomes ğ before a vowel: tekerleğim. The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “my” ending is -im.
The last vowel, e, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
The k of tekerlek becomes ğ before a vowel: tekerleğinde. The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -i. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: tekerleğinde. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
The k of tekerlek becomes ğ before a vowel: tekerleğiyle. The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -i. After a vowel, y joins the ending: tekerleğiyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
Words from it
From the library
O dönemde çömlek, yazı ve tekerlek de henüz icat edilmemişti.
In that period, pottery, writing and the wheel had not been invented yet either.
Aynalara yeterince dikkat etmediğim için aracın arka tekerleği büyük bir gürültüyle kaldırıma çarptı.
Because I didn't pay enough attention to the mirrors, the rear wheel of the vehicle hit the curb with a loud noise.
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