Change the Y to an I before adding suffixes beginning with E When a suffix begins with an“e” and the word ends in“y“you change the “y” to an “i” before adding the ending. Suffixes that begin with...
Adding Suffixes: To Double or Not to Double Consonants Do you ever wonder if you should double a letter when adding a suffix? For example, why does shop become shopping, not shoping since hope becomes hoping, not hopping? This week’s tip will help you spell correctly when adding suffixes...
It's completely normal to find this aspect of the Turkish language challenging at first, as agglutinative languages like Turkish can have complex rules for adding suffixes to words. The key is to keep practicing and exposing yourself to the language as much as possible. Over time, you will ...
In some words that end in “-er,”Eisalsoomitted when certain vowel suffixes are attached, even thoughEis neither silent nor at the end. This has to do with the origins of the words: originally, the ending was “-re,” which can still be seen in the British English spellings, as in...