yüzlerce
adjective B1- hundreds of
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in yüzlercem.
The last vowel, e, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: yüzlercesinde. The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -si. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: yüzlercesinde. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: yüzlercesiyle. The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -si. After a vowel, y joins the ending: yüzlercesiyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
From the library
Ne vakit olsa, yüzlerce yıl yaşasa, yine ölümden kurtuluş olmadığını bilen, bu hakikati unutmayan ariflerdendi.
Güneş doğarken yüzlerce sıcak hava balonu vadilerin üstünde süzülür.
As the sun rises, hundreds of hot-air balloons float above the valleys.
Bu festival yüzlerce yıldır devam ediyor.
This festival has been continuing for hundreds of years.
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