The owner and the owned thing
A possessive suffix tells you whose thing it is. With : . The optional owner words are . Endings follow four-way vowel harmony.
After a noun ending in a vowel, first and second persons use -m, -n, -mız, -nız with harmony, and third person uses -sı: . Turkish adjectives do not change with the owner or noun.
A genitive marks the owner: . Use -(n)ın, -(n)in, -(n)un, -(n)ün: . Proper names take an apostrophe before inflectional suffixes. For have, use the owned noun plus ; for do not have, use .
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I have a key. | ||
| I have a key. | ||
| You have a key, familiar. | ||
| You have a key, familiar. | ||
| He has a key. | ||
| He has a key. | ||
| We have a key. | ||
| We have a key. | ||
| You have a key, polite. | ||
| You have a key, polite. | ||
| They have keys. | ||
| They have keys. | ||
| I have a home. | ||
| I have a home. | ||
| You have a home, polite. | ||
| You have a home, polite. | ||
Benim anahtarım var.I have a key.
Senin anahtarın var.You have a key, familiar.
Onun anahtarı var.He has a key.
Bizim anahtarımız var.We have a key.
Sizin anahtarınız var.You have a key, polite.
Onların anahtarları var.They have keys.
Benim evim var.I have a home.
Sizin eviniz var.You have a home, polite.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I have a key.
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You have a key, familiar.
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He has a key.
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We have a key.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Benim var.
I have a key.
Senin var.
You have a key, familiar.
Onun var.
He has a key.
Bizim var.
We have a key.
Sizin var.
You have a key, polite.
Onların var.
They have keys.
Benim var.
I have a home.
Sizin var.
You have a home, polite.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Onun var.
He has a key.
Bizim var.
We have a key.
Sizin var.
You have a key, polite.
Onların var.
They have keys.
Benim var.
I have a home.
Sizin var.
You have a home, polite.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I have a key.
You have a key, familiar.
He has a key.
We have a key.
You have a key, polite.
They have keys.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I have a key.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
I have a key.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
You have a key, familiar.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
You have a key, familiar.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
He has a key.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
He has a key.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
We have a key.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
We have a key.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
