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Lesson 5-Section 2(arabam-araban-arabası)
Turkish Possessive Suffixes
Complete Q&A Guide 🇹🇷
🎯 Questions & Answers Table
| ❓ Question & 💡 Answer | 📚 Examples & Explanations |
|---|---|
| 🤔 What are Turkish possessive suffixes?
💡 Special endings added to nouns to show ownership. Instead of separate words like “my, your, his”, Turkish uses suffixes attached to nouns. |
📌 Examples: • Araba (car) → Arabam (my car) • Ev (house) → Evin (your house) • Kitap (book) → Kitabı (his/her book)🔍 Explanation: These suffixes replace the need for separate possessive pronouns in most everyday situations. |
| 👨 How do I say “my” in Turkish?
💡 Add -m suffix to the noun. The exact form changes based on vowel harmony (-m, -ım, -im, -um, -üm). |
📌 Examples: • Telefonum (my phone) • Kalemim (my pencil) • Gözüm (my eye) • Elbisem (my dress)🔍 Explanation: The ending vowel changes to match the last vowel of the noun (vowel harmony). |
| 👩 How do I say “your” (singular) in Turkish?
💡 Add -n suffix to the noun. The form changes based on vowel harmony (-n, -ın, -in, -un, -ün). |
📌 Examples: • Araban (your car) • Ev (house) → Evin (your house) • Defterin (your notebook)🔍 Explanation: Used when talking to one person informally. |
| 👥 How do I say “his/her/its” in Turkish?
💡 Add -sı or -i suffix to the noun. The form changes based on vowel harmony (-sı, -si, -su, -sü or -ı, -i, -u, -ü). |
📌 Examples: • Arabası (his/her car) • Evi (his/her house) • Çantası (his/her bag)🔍 Explanation: Turkish doesn’t distinguish between male and female – same suffix for both. |
| 👨👩👧👦 How do I say “our” in Turkish?
💡 Add -mız or -miz suffix to the noun. The form changes based on vowel harmony (-mız, -miz, -muz, -müz). |
📌 Examples: • Arabamız (our car) • Evimiz (our house) • Ailemiz (our family)🔍 Explanation: Bizim (our) can be added for emphasis, but usually just the suffix is enough. |
| 👩👩👧👦 How do I say “your” (plural/formal) in Turkish?
💡 Add -nız or -niz suffix to the noun. The form changes based on vowel harmony (-nız, -niz, -nuz, -nüz). |
📌 Examples: • Arabanız (your car – formal/plural) • Eviniz (your house) • Fikriniz (your opinion)🔍 Explanation: Used when talking to multiple people or one person formally. |
| 👥👥 How do I say “their” in Turkish?
💡 Add -ları or -leri suffix to the noun. The form changes based on vowel harmony (-ları, -leri). |
📌 Examples: • Arabaları (their car) • Evleri (their house) • Kitapları (their book)🔍 Explanation: Onların (their) can be added for emphasis, but usually just the suffix is enough. |
| ❓ Do I need to use “benim, senin, onun, bizim, sizin, onların”?
💡 NO! The suffixes are usually enough. The separate pronouns are only used for emphasis or clarification. |
📌 Examples: • Arabam = Perfect! (My car) • Benim arabam = For emphasis (MY car) • Evleri = Perfect! (Their house) • Onların evleri = For clarification (THEIR house, not someone else’s)🔍 Explanation: In 90% of daily conversations, just the suffixes are used. |