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-ma

[ma]

suffix

LanguageTurkish (Turkey)

Meaning
  1. Form of -me (negates verbs) after the vowels A / I / O / U.
  2. negative verb suffix
  3. A suffix added to verbs to make them negative when the verb stem contains the vowels A, I, O, or U.
Examples

Artık senin için ağlamayacağım.

I won't weep for you any more.

Pronunciationma

Part of speechsuffix

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Usage noteThis suffix follows vowel harmony rules based on the preceding vowel.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.