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E (~33 entries)

-e/-a
[or -ye/-ya after a vowel]

Suffix denoting the To, For Case of a noun...

sinemaya, to the cinema
bahçeye, to the garden
futbol maçlarına abone olmak, to have a season ticket for the football matches

-ebil/-abil

A Turkish suffix used to denote 'can'...

Gelebilirim I can come.
or
Yapabilir misin? Can you do (it)?
Click to see a complete verb conjugation that uses this suffix.

eczane

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chemist, pharmacy, drug store

eczacı, pharmacist, chemist

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edebiyat

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literature

edıp; author

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Efendim...

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My Master -- depending on the situation, this word may convey several different ideas...

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eğer

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A word with no meaning by itself, used to establish the boundaries of an 'if' (conditional statement).

Such as,
Eğer John Mary'i severse evlenecekler.
If John loves Mary, they will marry.
Note that the sentence means the same thing, with or without the presence of the word Eğer.

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eğitim

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education

eğlence

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fun, amusement, entertainment

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an addition, a supplement

eklem, a joint

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eklemek, to add

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eklenti, addition

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ekmek

Male voice
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Female voice
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bread

Türkler çok ekmek yerler. Turks eat a lot of bread.

Male voice
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Female voice
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eksi

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minus

eksik, missing, lacking, absent

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hand

Elinizde ne var? What's that you've got in your hand?

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Used in numerous Turkish idioms, phrases, and compound word constructions, such as:
- el altında, handy
  
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- el altından, in an underhanded way
  
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- ele geçirmek, to catch, capture
  
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- el ele, hand in hand
  
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elçi

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ambassador

eleştirmek

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to criticize

Işleri berbat ettikleri için sık sık eleştirdiğimiz politikacıların arasında kaliteli insanlar da vardır. There are some quality people among the politicians that we often criticize because of the lousy jobs they do. [Gözcü Gazetesi, 12 Nov 2001]

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emekli

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retired, pensioner

emin

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sure, confident

Emin misin? Are you sure?

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Eminim! I'm sure!

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emniyet, safety, security

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emniyetli, safe, secure, trustworthy

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emir

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an order, command

emretmek, to order

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Emrin olur. As you wish. Whatever you say.

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-en/-an

A verbal suffix used to form present-participles in Turkish.

Bağıran adam çıkarıldı. The shouting man was thrown out.
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Click to see a full treatment of the Turkish present-participle -- with examples.

the highest degree of, the most

Often used to construct superlatives:
iyi, good
en iyi, best

endişe

worry, anxiety

endişelenmek, to worry (about someone)

engel

barrier, obstacle, hindrance

engellemek, to prevent, to hinder

enteresan

interesting

enteresan bir konu, an interesting subject

-er/-ir ... -mez
(-ar/-ır ... -maz)

Verbal suffixes used to express 'as soon as --'.

Her sabah yatağından kalkar kalkmaz o aynaya bakmadan yere basmazmış. He wouldn't set his foot on the floor without looking in the mirror as soon as he arose every morning. From a Turkish folktale...

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An idiomatic exception to the rule...
ister istemez, like it or not

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"Başbakan Meclis içinden olmalıdır. Çünkü Türkiye'de demokratik sistem oturmamıştır ve demokrasi dışı güçler ister istemez harekete geçebiliyor."
'The [Turkish] Prime Minister must be [selected] from inside [the ranks of] the Turkish Parliament. Because [otherwise], our fragile democracy can be subjected to [unhealthy] foreign influences, whether we like it or not.' Prof. M. Kamalak, Gözcü Gazetesi, 24 November 2002

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erkek

man

erken

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early

Ben sabahleyin [sic] erken kalkarım. I get up early in the morning.

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ertesi

next, following

ertesi gün, the day after

eski

old, ancient [refers to things, not people -- who are yaşlı when old...]

eskiden, in the past formerly

Estağfurullah!

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Don't mention it, not at all.

Click the following link for more insight into this interesting word.

eş

a match, one of a pair, a wife, a husband, a spouse

eşit, equal
eşitlik, equality
eşsiz, matchless, unique

eşek

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[a] donkey, [an] ass

Eşeğin uzun kulakları var. A donkey has long ears.

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Eşşoğlu eşek! You stupid ass! You fool! You idiot! [You son of a donkey!] Note: It's quite a heavy insult in Turkey to call someone 'a son of donkey'. Turkish drivers use it a lot when 'describing' other Turkish drivers. See another instance of its use in the following illustration...

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eşek gibi, asine, thoughtless, coarse

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eşek inadı, bull-headedness, pig-headedness, mulishness

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Son of a Donkey!
The Turkish insult, "Eşşoğlu Eşek!"
- see above -
Click directly on the cartoon for more legibility...

Click directly on the cartoon for more legibility...

The Lout's snobbish companion: Have you seen Paris?
The Lout: Nope.
The Lout's snobbish companion: Anyone who hasn't seen Paris is a donkey.
The Lout [second panel]: Oh yeah? Has your father seen [Paris]?
The Lout's snobbish companion: No...
The Lout [third panel]: Well then... that makes you a stupid ass!
['In that case, you're a son of a donkey!' -- which is quite a heavy Turkish insult.]

Thanks to:
Gözcu/Asabi Gazetesi, Gerçek Yayıncılık A. Ş.
(Mehmet Ali Yalçındağ, Owner)
and Volkan Atalay, creator of 'Maganda, The Lout'.
Ankara
19 January 2002

meat (general meaning)

etmek

to do, to make

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house, home

Marsha her işgünü saat yedide evden çıkar. Marsha leaves home every workday at seven.

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evet

yes

evlenmek

to marry

evlilik, marriage
evli, married