Vowel Harmony


Notes

Steps:

Decide what’s the type of the last vowel in the word that you are attaching the suffix to.
Is it a back or a front vowel?
Is it rounded or unrounded?

Find the most similar suffix to the last vowel:
Prefer the one that you are changing the shape of your mouth MINIMUM
If back, go on with back. If front, front.

Plural suffix: -ler/-lar (-lAr)
Without: -siz/sız/suz/süz (-sIz)

 

BACK A I O U -lar
FRONT E İ Ö Ü -ler

 

Open Close Suffix
Front

Unrounded

E İ -siz
Back

Unrounded

A I -sız
Back

Rounded

O U -suz
Front

Rounded

Ö Ü -süz

Vocabulary

Okul en. school
Liman en. port
İş en. work
Ev en. house
Muz en. banana
Nane en. mint
Üzüm en. grape
Kum en. sand
Doktor en. doctor
Fırın en. oven