Türkçe Companion

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Grammar reference

Vowels — the 2×2 inventory
UnroundedRounded
Backa, ıo, u
Fronte, iö, ü
2-way vowel harmony (low)
Last vowel of stemSuffix
a, ı, o, ua
e, i, ö, üe

Used by: plural -lar/-ler, locative -de/-da, dative -e/-a, ablative -den/-dan, negation -ma/-me.

4-way vowel harmony (high)
Last vowelSuffix
a, ıı
e, ii
o, uu
ö, üü

Used by: accusative -(y)ı, possessive -(s)ı, -li/-siz/-lik, mi-question.

Pronouns + cases
PronounPossessiveDative
ben (I)benimbana
sen (you)seninsana
o (he/she/it)onunona
biz (we)bizimbize
siz (you pl/formal)sizinsize
onlar (they)onlarınonlara
Personal endings — Type 1 (copula, present, future)
PersonSuffix (4-way)
1sg-(y)ım/-im/-um/-üm
2sg-sın/-sin/-sun/-sün
3sg∅ (none)
1pl-(y)ız/-iz/-uz/-üz
2pl-sınız/-siniz/-sunuz/-sünüz
3pl-lar/-ler (2-way)
Personal endings — Type 2 (past, conditional)
PersonSuffix
1sg-m
2sg-n
3sg
1pl-k
2pl-nız/-niz/-nuz/-nüz
3pl-lar/-ler
The seven cases (with example ev = house)
CaseSuffixExample
Nominativeev (the house)
Accusative (def.)-(y)ı/i/u/üevi
Dative (to)-(y)e/aeve
Locative (at, in)-de/daevde
Ablative (from)-den/danevden
Genitive (of)-(n)inevin
Instrumental (with)ile / -(y)laevle
Question particle "mi"

Written as a separate word, then takes the personal ending. 4-way harmony.

StatementQuestion
TürksünTürk müsün?
İyisinizİyi misiniz?
Bu kitap.Bu kitap mı?

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