The cA suffix is one of the most flexible suffixes in Turkish. It modifies the meaning of nouns and adjectives to express opinions, languages, similarities, or quantities.
💡 Phonetic Rules:
Use "ç" if the word ends in a hard consonant (f, s, t, k, ç, ş, h, p).
Use "c" for all other letters.
Follows 2-way vowel harmony (a or e).
Key Functions & Examples:
Function | Example | English Translation |
Languages | İngilizce / Rusça | English / Russian |
Opinion | Bence / Sence | In my opinion / In your opinion |
Approximation | İyice / Büyükçe | Rather well / Somewhat big |
Like / As | İnsanca / Dostça | Humanely / In a friendly way |
Emphasis (Duration) | Aylarca / Binlerce | For months / For thousands |
Group / Collective | Ailece / Şehirce | As a whole family / City-wide |
Practical Sentence Examples:
Bence bu doğru değil: In my opinion, this is not correct.
Ailece tatile çıktık: We went on vacation as a whole family.
Yüzlerce kitap okudu: He/She read hundreds of books.
Çocukça konuşma! Don't talk childishly! (Like a child).