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-eli
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Appendix:Variations of "eli"
Finnish
Etymology
Re-extracted from forms where -a-/-ä- turns to -e-.
Suffix
noun
fi -li nominal
Declension
-el a
-el ä
Derived terms
fi
Latin
Suffix
la suffix form -ēlī
la -ēlis dat//abl m//n s
Turkish
Etymology
tr :inh trk-pro:*-galï + 1
Pronunciation
tr /e.li/
Suffix
alı eli y
adverb
since
tr beri
tr -esiye kadar
tr Biz ilk tanışalı bizim yakın arkadaş olacağımızı biliyordum. I knew we would become close friends since we first met.
tr Uzun zaman olmuş seni öpeli/öpmeyeli. It has been a long time since I last kissed you.
tr Seni göreli/görmeyeli 5 yıl oldu. It has been five years since I last saw you.
Usage notes
Sometimes, using this suffix both with the positive and negative verb form means technically the same.
See also
tr -dikçe