Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عجمی (acemi, “janissary recruit”), from Arabic عَجَمِيّ (ʕajamiyy, “non-Arab, foreigner”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɑd͡ʒemiː]
- Hyphenation: a‧ce‧mi
Adjective
acemi
- inexperienced
Declension
Predicative forms of acemi
| present tense
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positive declarative
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positive interrogative
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| ben (I am)
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acemiyim
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acemi miyim?
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| sen (you are)
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acemisin
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acemi misin?
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| o (he/she/it is)
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acemi / acemidir
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acemi mi?
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| biz (we are)
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acemiyiz
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acemi miyiz?
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| siz (you are)
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acemisiniz
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acemi misiniz?
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| onlar (they are)
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acemi(ler)
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acemi(ler) mi?
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| past tense
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positive declarative
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positive interrogative
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| ben (I was)
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acemiydim
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acemi miydim?
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| sen (you were)
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acemiydin
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acemi miydin?
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| o (he/she/it was)
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acemiydi
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acemi miydi?
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| biz (we were)
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acemiydik
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acemi miydik?
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| siz (you were)
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acemiydiniz
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acemi miydiniz?
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| onlar (they were)
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acemiydiler
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acemi miydiler?
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| indirect past
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positive declarative
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positive interrogative
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| ben (I was)
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acemiymişim
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acemi miymişim?
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| sen (you were)
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acemiymişsin
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acemi miymişsin?
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| o (he/she/it was)
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acemiymiş
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acemi miymiş?
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| biz (we were)
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acemiymişiz
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acemi miymişiz?
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| siz (you were)
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acemiymişsiniz
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acemi miymişsiniz?
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| onlar (they were)
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acemiymişler
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acemi miymişler?
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| conditional
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positive declarative
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positive interrogative
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| ben (if I)
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acemiysem
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acemi miysem?
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| sen (if you)
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acemiysen
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acemi miysen?
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| o (if he/she/it)
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acemiyse
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acemi miyse?
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| biz (if we)
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acemiysek
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acemi miysek?
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| siz (if you)
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acemiyseniz
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acemi miyseniz?
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| onlar (if they)
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acemiyseler
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acemi miyseler?
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For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.
Noun
acemi (definite accusative acemiyi, plural acemiler)
- beginner
Declension
Declension of acemi
Possessive forms
| nominative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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acemim
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acemilerim
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| 2nd singular
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acemin
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acemilerin
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| 3rd singular
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acemisi
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acemileri
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| 1st plural
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acemimiz
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acemilerimiz
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| 2nd plural
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aceminiz
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acemileriniz
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| 3rd plural
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acemileri
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acemileri
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| definite accusative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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acemimi
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acemilerimi
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| 2nd singular
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acemini
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acemilerini
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| 3rd singular
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acemisini
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acemilerini
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| 1st plural
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acemimizi
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acemilerimizi
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| 2nd plural
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aceminizi
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acemilerinizi
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| 3rd plural
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acemilerini
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acemilerini
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| dative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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acemime
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acemilerime
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| 2nd singular
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acemine
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acemilerine
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| 3rd singular
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acemisine
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acemilerine
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| 1st plural
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acemimize
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acemilerimize
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| 2nd plural
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aceminize
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acemilerinize
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| 3rd plural
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acemilerine
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acemilerine
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| locative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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acemimde
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acemilerimde
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| 2nd singular
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aceminde
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acemilerinde
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| 3rd singular
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acemisinde
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acemilerinde
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| 1st plural
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acemimizde
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acemilerimizde
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| 2nd plural
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aceminizde
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acemilerinizde
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| 3rd plural
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acemilerinde
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acemilerinde
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| ablative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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acemimden
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acemilerimden
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| 2nd singular
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aceminden
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acemilerinden
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| 3rd singular
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acemisinden
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acemilerinden
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| 1st plural
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acemimizden
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acemilerimizden
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| 2nd plural
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aceminizden
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acemilerinizden
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| 3rd plural
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acemilerinden
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acemilerinden
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| genitive
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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acemimin
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acemilerimin
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| 2nd singular
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aceminin
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acemilerinin
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| 3rd singular
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acemisinin
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acemilerinin
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| 1st plural
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acemimizin
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acemilerimizin
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| 2nd plural
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aceminizin
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acemilerinizin
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| 3rd plural
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acemilerinin
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acemilerinin
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Predicative forms
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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acemiyim
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acemilerim
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| 2nd singular
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acemisin
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acemilersin
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| 3rd singular
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acemi
acemidir
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acemiler
acemilerdir
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| 1st plural
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acemiyiz
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acemileriz
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| 2nd plural
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acemisiniz
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acemilersiniz
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| 3rd plural
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acemiler
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acemilerdir
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References
- “acemi”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu