olay
noun A1- event, happening, incident, phenomenon
- thing (a genuine concept, entity or phenomenon; something that actually exists)
- very impressive, eye-catching · Kombinin olay resmen!, Your outift slays! · aşko insta'da bi' çocuk bulmuşum var ya olay, gurl I've found a boy on insta he's hot
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainThe last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “my” ending is -ım.
The last vowel, a, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -ı. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: olayında. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -ı. After a vowel, y joins the ending: olayıyla. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
Phrases
From the library
Sait Faik, büyük olayları ya da ünlü kişileri anlatmaktansa sıradan insanların küçük hayatlarına eğilmeyi seçti.
Rather than writing about great events or famous people, Sait Faik chose to turn to the small lives of ordinary people.
Çoğu zaman olay örgüsü ikinci planda kalır; önemli olan, anlatıcının bir yüz ya da bir deniz manzarası karşısında duyduklarıdır.
The plot often stays in the background; what matters is what the narrator feels before a face or a view of the sea.
Tabii ki beyefendi, hemen yardımcı olayım.
Of course, sir, let me help you right away.
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