karşı

See also: karsi and kärsi

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قارشی (karşı, karşu), from Proto-Turkic *kar-. Compare to Azerbaijani qarşı, Kazakh қарсы (qarsy), Kyrgyz каршы (karşı), Southern Altai каршу (karšu, “contrary”), Uzbek qarshi, Uyghur قارشى (qarshi).

Postposition

karşı (with dative)

  1. opposite (located directly across from)
  2. against
    Faşizme karşı omuz omuza! ― Shoulder to shoulder against fascism! (slogan used in leftist demonstrations)

Derived terms

Noun

karşı (definite accusative karşıyı, plural karşılar)

  1. the opposite place or side; that which is opposite.
    Karşıya geçelim. ― Let’s cross to the other side.

Declension

Declension of karşı
singular plural
nominative karşı karşılar
definite accusative karşıyı karşıları
dative karşıya karşılara
locative karşıda karşılarda
ablative karşıdan karşılardan
genitive karşının karşıların
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