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The Locative & 'there is'

-de / -da

Locative -de / -da = 'at / in / on'

Location.

📊 Locative -de
Last vowel Suffix Example
e i ö ü -de evde
a ı o u -da okulda
after voiceless cons. -te / -ta kitapta
💬 Examples
evde
at home
📝 ev + -de (locative)
okulda
at school
📝 okul + -da (back harmony)
Combine with var/yok for 'there is here'

Existence at a place.

💬 Examples
Evde kimse yok.
There's no one at home.
📝 Locative + yok
Masada kitap var.
There's a book on the table.
📝 Locative + var
After a voiceless consonant: -te / -ta

Consonant harmony.

💬 Examples
kitapta
in the book
📝 -ta after voiceless p
sokakta
on the street
📝 -ta after voiceless k