some rules on words and sounds

Some rules on words and sounds Vowels: • All vowels are short. • Vowels never immediately follow each other. When necessary, conjugation letters are inserted between wovels: y, n, s. • All vowels obey the 1st and 2nd rule of vowel harmony. • Most prepositions are suffixes (some can also be used as separate words). Consonants: • Original Turkish words do not contain "f", "h", "j". • Words never start with a "ğ": there are no exceptions to this rule. • Words do not start with "f", "l", "z" (except for words of foreign origin). • Words do not start with "n", except the question words: ne/neden/niçin/niye/nasıl/nerede (what/why/why/why/how/where). • Words do not end in: b, c, d, g, (there are a little number of exceptions). In words of foreign origin, these are often converted to p, ç, t, k (similar to in Dutch). • A syllable does not start with two consonants, but can end with two consonants. Examples: tren (train, foreign origin), Türk. Exceptions to all rules above: • Words of foreign origin. • Composite words (= two words combined together).

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