Feeling Angry in Turkish

Feeling Angry in Turkish? Learn These Turkish Words!

🔍 Word Breakdown: “sinir-len-di-n”
• sinir → root (nerve/anger)
• -len → reflexive suffix (to become)
• *-di* → past tense suffix
• *-n* → 2nd person singular suffix (you)Birkaç gün önce iş arkadaşıma sinirlendim.
👉 A few days ago, I got angry at my colleague.📅 birkaç gün önce → a few days ago
👔 iş arkadaşı-(m)a → (to) my colleague
😠 sinirlenmek → to get angry

🔍 Word Breakdown: “sinir-len-di-m”
• sinir → root (nerve/anger)
• -len → reflexive suffix (to become)
• *-di* → past tense suffix
• *-m* → 1st person singular suffix (I)Sinirli biri misin?
👉 Are you an angry/short-tempered person?😠 sinirli → angry, irritable
👤 biri → a person
❓ misin → are you? (question form)

🔍 Word Breakdown: “sinir-li”
• sinir → root (nerve/anger)
• *-li* → adjective-forming suffix (with)
• “Sinirli biri” describes someone’s general character trait.Sence eşin sinirli mi?
👉 Do you think your spouse is angry? / In your opinion, is your spouse angry?🤔 sence → in your opinion, do you think
👩‍❤️‍👨 eş-(i)n → your spouse
😠 sinirli → angry (in this moment or generally)
❓ mi → question suffix

🔍 Important Nuance:
This can ask about a temporary state (“is he/she angry now?”) or a general character trait (“is he/she a short-

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🔍 Word Breakdown: “sinir-len-di-n”
• sinir → root (anger)
• -len → reflexive suffix (to become)
• *-di* → past tense suffix
• *-n* → 2nd person singular suffix (you)O aptalca şeyler yaptığı için.
👉 Because he/she did stupid things.📌 Vocabulary:
🤪 aptalca → stupidly
🎭 şeyler → things
🏗 yapmak → to do
🔄 yaptığı için → because he/she did

❓ Grammar Question 1:
Why is the suffix “-tığı için” added after the verb “yap”?

✅ Answer:
The suffix “-tığı” turns the verb into a noun clause (the thing that he/she did). The word “için” means “because of”. Combined, “yaptığı için” means “because of the thing he/she did” or simply “because he/she did”.
❓ Grammar Question 2:
What does the suffix “-ca” in the word “aptalca” mean?

✅ Answer:
The suffix “-ca” is an adverbial suffix. It transforms an adjective into an adverb, describing how an action is done.

Aptal (stupid – Adjective) + -ca = Aptalca (stupidly – Adverb)

Example:
“Aptalca konuştu.” → He/She spoke stupidly. (It describes how he/s

📌 Grammar  Question:
👉 What does the suffix “-ce” in the word “güzelce” mean in Turkish?

✅ Answer:
The suffix “-ce” in “güzelce” also functions as an adverbial suffix, giving the meaning “in a beautiful/nice way”. It is used to describe how an action is performed.

• “Güzel” → beautiful, nice (adjective)
• “Güzelce” → nicely, beautifully (adverb, describing how something is done)

For example:
🔹 “Güzelce yemek yap.” → Cook nicely. (not just “beautiful”, but in a beautiful manner)

Both “-ca” and “-ce” are used to form adverbs of manner in Turkish, depending on vowel harmony.