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Turkish
Etymology
From kendi (“self, one's own”) + -n (3rd P. Sg. possessive suffix) + -ce.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /cenˈdin.d͡ʒe/
- Hyphenation: ken‧din‧ce
Adverb
kendince
- In one's own way, opinion or mind, according to them.
- Synonyms: kendi adına, kendi payına, şahsen
- Sanatçının yapıtlarında kendince kullandığı kübist üslup, sanat eleştirmenleri tarafından çok da başarılı bulunmamaktadır. ― The cubist style the artist employs in their own way in their works is not actually found that successful by art critics.
- (rare) by the aforementioned person
- Synonyms: tarafından, tarafınca
Usage notes
- In the base form of the verb, "kendi" has the possessive suffix for 3rd Person Singular, this suffix changes accordingly for other persons;
- 1st P. Sg. "-m" + -ce → (kendimce)
- 2nd P. Sg. "-n" + -ce → (kendince)
- 1st P. Pl. "-miz" + -ce → (kendimizce)
- 2nd P. Pl. "-niz" + -ce → (kendinizce)
- 3rd P. Pl. "-leri" + -(n)ce → (kendilerince)
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