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Intermediate

Possessive Suffixes

-im, -in, -i ...

Possession is shown by a suffix on the noun

-im, -in, -i, -imiz, -iniz, -leri.

📊 Possessive suffixes (ev)
Person Suffix Form
my -im evim
your -in evin
his/her -i evi
our -imiz evimiz
your (pl) -iniz eviniz
their -leri evleri
💬 Examples
evim
my house
📝 ev + -im = my house
evin
your house
📝 -in = your
A buffer -s- appears after a vowel

araba → arabası.

💬 Examples
arabam
my car
📝 araba + -m (after a vowel)
arabası
his/her car
📝 araba + -s- + -ı (buffer -s-)
Possessive + case stack together

evimde = 'in my house'.

💬 Examples
evimde
in my house
📝 ev + -im + -de
arabanı
your car (accusative)
📝 araba + -n + -ı