süslemek
verb B2- to adorn, to embellish
- to decorate
- to beautify
- to doll up
- to tart up
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainThe stem, then -iyor, then a person ending. The first vowel of -iyor follows vowel harmony (geliyor, alıyor, okuyor, görüyor), but -yor never changes, so the person endings after it are always back: -um, -sun, -uz.
A stem ending in a vowel drops it before -iyor: süsle- → süslüyor.
-di follows vowel harmony (geldi, aldı, okudu, gördü). The past uses short person endings: -m, -n, -k, -niz, -ler.
-ecek after a front vowel, -acak after a back one. After a stem ending in a vowel, a buffer y joins them: başlayacak.
k becomes ğ before a vowel: süsleyeceğim. Not before a consonant: geleceksin.
After a vowel, the aorist is just -r: süsler.
From the library
Ayşe, “ Masayı süslemek için arka bahçeden birkaç tane taze çiçek toplayabilirsin,” diye fikir verdi.
Ayşe gave the idea, saying, "You can pick a few fresh flowers from the backyard to decorate the table."
Bunun yanı sıra fırında pişirilen hamsili pilav, hamsili ekmek ve hamsi kuşu gibi yöresel lezzetler kış sofralarını süsler.
Besides this, regional delicacies like anchovy pilaf cooked in the oven, anchovy bread, and anchovy bird adorn winter tables.
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