Turkish Vowel Harmony
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Chapter 1d: Vowel Harmony
There are 8 vowels in Turkish, and each one pairs with another when it comes to word formation. For example: when constructing a word with the 1st person nominative ending, -im:
İy
I am good.
Kızg
I am angry.
Note that the final vowel is what changes the vowel of the ending. this works with all agglutinitive endings with "i" in the ending. There are four possible ending vowels: i, ı, u, and ü.
B
icy
S
health
Vowel Chart 1
Here is how all 8 vowels use vowel harmony in endings with 'i':
| Word (Left) Vowel | Ending (Right) Vowel |
|---|---|
Endings with A/E
In adverbial endings, the ablative and locative cases, as well as in pluralization and verb infinitives, the ending will either be a or e, dependent on the last vowel of the word.
Yav
Slowly
İngilter
From England
Elm
Apples
Vowel Chart 2
Here is how all 8 vowels use vowel harmony in endings with 'a/e':
| Word (Left) Vowel | Ending (Right) Vowel |
|---|---|