All persons in ownership
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 |
|---|---|---|
| My table is here. | ||
| My table is here. | ||
| Your table is here, familiar. | ||
| Your table is here, familiar. | ||
| Her table is here. | ||
| Her table is here. | ||
| Our table is here. | ||
| Our table is here. | ||
| Your table is here, polite. | ||
| Your table is here, polite. | ||
| Their tables are here. | ||
| Their tables are here. | ||
| I have a cup. | ||
| I have a cup. | ||
| You have a cup, polite. | ||
| You have a cup, polite. | ||
Benim masam burada.My table is here.
Senin masan burada.Your table is here, familiar.
Onun masası burada.Her table is here.
Bizim masamız burada.Our table is here.
Sizin masanız burada.Your table is here, polite.
Onların masaları burada.Their tables are here.
Benim fincanım var.I have a cup.
Sizin fincanınız var.You have a cup, polite.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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My table is here.
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Your table is here, familiar.
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Her table is here.
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Our table is here.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Benim burada.
My table is here.
Senin burada.
Your table is here, familiar.
Onun burada.
Her table is here.
Bizim burada.
Our table is here.
Sizin burada.
Your table is here, polite.
Onların burada.
Their tables are here.
Benim var.
I have a cup.
Sizin var.
You have a cup, polite.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Onun burada.
Her table is here.
Bizim burada.
Our table is here.
Sizin burada.
Your table is here, polite.
Onların burada.
Their tables are here.
Benim var.
I have a cup.
Sizin var.
You have a cup, polite.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
My table is here.
Your table is here, familiar.
Her table is here.
Our table is here.
Your table is here, polite.
Their tables are here.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
My table is here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
My table is here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
Your table is here, familiar.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
Your table is here, familiar.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
Her table is here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
Her table is here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
Our table is here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
Our table is here.
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
