What are the possessive adjectives in Turkish language?

Learn the possessive adjectives (My, your, his, her, its, our, your, their) in Turkish and how to use thme in this basic Turkish video lessons.

Learn the possessive adjectives in Turkish language:

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1. Learn “His / Her / Its” in Turkish.

Onun His, Her, Its

2. Read the sentences.

Onun adı Ali. His name is Ali.

Onun babası bir doktor. His father is a doctor.

Onun evi Taksim’de. His house is in Taksim.

3. Read the sentences.

The possessive adjectives take suffixes. The suffix for «onun» is «– (s) i / ü / ı / u».

Onun adı Ali. His name is Ali.

Onun babası bir doktor. His father is a doctor.

Onun evi Taksim’de. His house is in Taksim.

Sometimes we add buffer letters (i, s, y) to the suffixes. If the last letter of the word is a vowel, add the buffer «s» to the suffix.

4. Learn “My” in Turkish.

Benim My

5. Read the sentences.

Benim adım Ali. My name is Ali.

Benim babam bir doktor. My father is a doctor.

Benim evim Taksim’de. My house is in Taksim.

6. Read the sentences.

The possessive adjectives take suffixes. The suffix for «benim» is «– (i / ü / ı / u) m».

If the last letter of the word is a consonant, add the buffer «i ü ı u» to the suffix.

Benim babam bir doktor. My father is a doctor.

Benim adım Ali. My name is Ali.

Benim evim Taksim’de. My house is in Taksim.

7. Learn “Senin” in Turkish.

Senin Your

8. Read the sentences.

Senin adın Ali. Your name is Ali.

Senin baban bir doktor. Your father is a doctor.

Senin evin Taksim’de. Your house is in Taksim.

9. Read the sentences.

The possessive adjectives take suffixes. The suffix for «senin» is «– (i / ü / ı / u) n».

If the last letter of the word is a consonant, add the buffer «i ü ı u» to the suffix.

Senin baban bir doktor. Your father is a doctor.

Senin adın Ali. Your name is Ali.

Senin evin Taksim’de. Your house is in Taksim.

Watch the video for the plural persons in Turkish.

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