Study Turkish © 2010 Study Turkish The suffix -lık
The derivative suffix -lık eki -lık ( - lık, -lik, -luk, - lük is added to the nouns and adjectives to create abstaract nouns. Last vowelSuffix a / ı - lIk e / i - lik o / u- luk ö / ü- lük Last vowelSuffix a / ı - lIk e / i - lik o / u- luk ö / ü- lük
Evli çiftler (married couples Evlilik (marriage)
Güzel kız ( beautiful girl) Güzellik (beauty)
The suffix – lık is also used to create names of objects. Örnekler ( The examples)
Göz
Gözlük
Kulak
kulaklık
Tuz
Tuzluk
-lık is used to create adjectives, as well. Örnekler ( The examples)
Gün ( A day) Günlük gazete (daily newspaper)
Yaz ( summer) Yazlık ev
Add the one of the form of the suffix – lık Kitap Ba ş Genç insan Çocuk karde ş