-cesine

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـجه‌سنه (-casına, -cesine).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒe.si.ne/

Suffix

	preceding vowel
	A / I / O / U	E / İ / Ö / Ü
default	-casına	-cesine
assimilated	-çasına	-çesine

-cesine

1. 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

• 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.