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Problem 5 - Entrance Test

In Turkish vowel harmony, suffix vowels agree in backness and rounding with the last vowel of the root. The plural suffix appears as -lar after back vowels and -ler after front vowels. Given the root ‘göl’ (‘lake’, front vowel), what is the correct plural?

Correct: A

The root vowel ö is front rounded; harmony requires the suffix to be front unrounded, spelled -ler. The plural is therefore göller.