Personal Possessives

Turkish also uses suffixes to express ownership. There are special suffixes that we must add to words to say that they belong to me, you, us, etc. In this lesson, we also practice some of the subtle parts of adding suffixes, like consonant mutation and buffer letters.

Possessive Pronouns

Practice the words for my, your, his/her, our, and their.
Possessives

It's mine!

Use benim and -im to say that these things belong to you.
Possessives

Singular Possessive Suffix

Add -im, -in, and -i to form the singular possessives.
Possessives

Plural Possessive Suffix

Add -imiz, -iniz, and -leri to form the plural possessives.
Possessives

Consonant Mutation

Mutate whispered letters as you add the possessive suffix.
Consonant Mutation

Vowel Dropping

Drop vowels when you add the personal suffix.
Possessives

Buffer S

Add a buffer s when using the third person possessive suffixes.
Possessives, Buffer Letters

Var Possessives

Use the personal possessive with var and yok.
I Have

Var Possessive Questions

Ask questions using the possessive and var/yok.
I Have