figüran
noun C1- extra, walk-on
- bit player
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: figüranında. 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: figüranıyla. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
From the library
Henüz keşfedilmemiş genç yetenekler ve figüranlar, meşhur olabilmek umuduyla bu sokaktaki kahvehanelerde günlerce bekler, yoldan geçen yapımcıların dikkatini çekmeye çalışırlardı.
Undiscovered young talents and extras would wait for days in the coffeehouses on this street, hoping to become famous, and try to catch the attention of producers passing by.
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