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Pronouns & 'to be'

Personal suffixes

'To be' is a personal suffix in the present

-im, -sin, -∅, -iz, -siniz, -ler.

📊 'to be' suffixes (doktor)
Pronoun Suffix Form
ben -(y)im doktorum
sen -sin doktorsun
o -∅ doktor
biz -(y)iz doktoruz
siz -siniz doktorsunuz
onlar -ler doktorlar
💬 Examples
öğrenciyim
I am a student.
📝 öğrenci + -yim (I am)
öğretmensin
You are a teacher.
📝 -sin = you are
Personal pronouns: ben, sen, o, biz, siz, onlar

Often dropped.

💬 Examples
ben / sen / o
I / you / he-she-it
📝 o = he, she, or it (no gender)
biz / siz / onlar
we / you (pl) / they
📝 siz = plural or polite you
Subject pronouns are usually dropped

The suffix shows the person.

💬 Examples
Türk'üm.
I am Turkish.
📝 Pronoun 'ben' omitted
Yorgunsun.
You are tired.
📝 -sun shows 'you'