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Agglutination in Depth

Suffix order; one word, one sentence

Suffixes stack in a fixed order

root + voice + neg/ability + tense + person.

📊 Suffix order (verbs)
Slot Suffix type Example bit
1 root gel-
2 voice (passive / causative) -il-, -dir-
3 ability / negation -ebil-, -me-
4 tense-aspect -iyor, -di, -ecek
5 person -im, -sin
💬 Examples
gelemeyeceksin
you will not be able to come
📝 gel + -eme + -yecek + -sin
görüştürülmüş
they were (apparently) made to meet
📝 Multiple stacked suffixes
One word can equal an English sentence

Agglutination packs meaning.

💬 Examples
evlerimizden
from our houses
📝 ev + -ler + -imiz + -den
Avrupalılaştıramadıklarımızdan mısınız?
Are you one of those we couldn't Europeanize?
📝 Famous extreme agglutination
Vowel harmony runs through the whole chain

Every suffix harmonizes.

💬 Examples
gözlüklerimde
on my glasses
📝 göz + -lük + -ler + -im + -de (front rounded)
kitaplarımızda
in our books
📝 kitap + -lar + -ımız + -da (back harmony)