-cesine

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـجه‌سنه (-casına, -cesine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒe.si.ne/

Suffix

preceding vowel
a / ı / o / u e / i / ö / ü
default -casına -cesine
assimilated -çasına -çesine

-cesine

  1. as if
    Synonym: sanki
    Birbirini tanırcasına kucaklaştı.
    They hugged as if they knew each other.
    Beni hiç görmemişçesine baktılar.
    They looked at me as if they had never seen me before.

Usage notes

  • This suffix may be added to a verb in any of the following tenses: aorist, continuous, inferential (even when added to another tense suffix, eg.: gülüyormuşçasına, “as if X had been laughing”), and future.
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