yüzüne vurmak

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Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Derived from Ottoman Turkish یوزه اورمق (yüze urmak, vurmak, to throw a thing in the face, to reproach),[1] equivalent to compound of yüz (face) +‎ (possessive suffix) +‎ -(n)e (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant) +‎ vurmak (to hit, to strike), literally to hit in someone's face (with something).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jy.zyˈne.βuɾ.mak/
  • Hyphenation: yü‧zü‧ne‧vur‧mak

Verb

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yüzüne vurmak (third-person singular simple present yüzüne vurur)

  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To reproach or shame someone sharply for a mistake; to cast something in someone's teeth, to rub someone's nose in something.
    Synonym: yüzüne çarpmak

Usage notes

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  • In the base form of the verb, "yüz" has the possessive suffix for 3rd Person Singular, this suffix changes accordingly for other persons;
    1st P. Sg. "-üm" + -e (dative suffix) → (yüzüme)
    2nd P. Sg. "-ün" + -e (dative suffix) → (yüzüne)
    1st P. Pl. "-ümüz" + -e (dative suffix) → (yüzümüze)
    2nd P. Pl. "-ünüz" + -e (dative suffix) → (yüzünüze)
    3rd P. Pl. "-leri" + -(n)e (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant) → (yüzlerine)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “یوزه اورمق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2214
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “yüz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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