🇹🇷 Turkish Vowel Harmony

Learn and practice Turkish vowel harmony rules

Vowel Harmony Rules

Back/Front Harmony

Back Vowels

a, ı, o, u

Front Vowels

e, i, ö, ü

Rule: If the root word has back vowels, suffixes must use back vowels. If the root has front vowels, suffixes use front vowels.

Rounded/Unrounded Harmony

Rounded Vowels

o, u, ö, ü

Unrounded Vowels

a, ı, e, i

Rule: After rounded vowels, use "u/ü" for back/front. After unrounded vowels, use "ı/i" for back/front.

Examples

ev (house) + ler = evler Front vowel → front suffix
kitap (book) + lar = kitaplar Back vowel → back suffix
göz (eye) + ü = gözü Rounded front → rounded front
kol (arm) + u = kolu Rounded back → rounded back

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