lokum
noun C1- Turkish delight
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainThe last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “my” ending is -um.
The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
The last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -u. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: lokumunda. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
The last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -u. After a vowel, y joins the ending: lokumuyla. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
From the library
Emre bir kutu lokum aldı.
Emre bought a box of Turkish delight.
Fincanın yanına tatlı bir lokum da ekliyor.
Next to the cup, she also adds a sweet Turkish delight.
İstanbul'da çok eski bir lokum dükkanı var.
There is a very old Turkish delight shop in Istanbul.
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