-cesine
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Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـجهسنه (-casına, -cesine).
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]| preceding vowel | ||
|---|---|---|
| A / I / O / U | E / İ / Ö / Ü | |
| default | -casına | -cesine |
| assimilated | -çasına | -çesine |
-cesine
- 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
[edit]- 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.