Lesson 11: Suffixes

The Most essential characteristic of Turkish is its use of suffixes. where English uses separate words and prefixes, Turkish expresses the sense by means of suffixes. Turkish does not use prefixes except for a few words borrowed from other languages. A suffix is often added to a Turkish word in order to convey the meaning.

The Suffixes  “ ..  li/lı/ lu/lü “ and “ .. siz/sız/suz/süz”
* The suffix “ ..  li/lı/ lu/lü”  is used to form adjectives meaning  ‘possessed of’, “having” .
* The suffix “ ..  siz/sız/suz/süz”  is used to form adjectives meaning  ‘wıthout’, “-less” .

akıl	Intelligence	akıllı	Intelligent	akılsız	stupid
dikkat	care	dikkatli	careful	dikkatsiz	careless
tuz	salt	tuzlu	salty	tuzsuz	saltless
örtü	cover	örtülü	covered	örtüsüz	coverless
umut	hope	umutlu	hopeful	umutsuz	hopless
renk	color	renkli	colorful	renksiz	colorless
mut	joy	mutlu	happy	mutsuz	unhappy
başarı	success	başarılı	successful	başarısız	unsuccessful
güç	power	güçlü	powerful	güçsüz	powerless