Adjective Derivation: Suffixes (LI & sIz)
grammarThese two suffixes are vital for building vocabulary in Turkish. They function as opposites: LI adds the meaning of "with" or "containing," while sIz adds "...
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Optative Mood in Turkish (İstek Kipi)
grammarThe İstek Kipi is used to express wishes, intentions, or to make suggestions. While it can technically be used with all pronouns, it is most commonly used with Ben (I) and Biz (We)...
Read moreImperative Mood in Turkish (Emir Kipi)
grammarThe Imperative is used to give orders, instructions, or make requests. In Turkish, there is no imperative form for "I" (Ben) or "We" (Biz). Interestingly, Turki...
Read moreSuperlatives in Turkish: The "Most" (En)
grammarIn the previous lesson, we used Daha for comparing two things. Today, we use En for superlatives to indicate the "most" or the "-est" (the best, the fastest, th...
Read moreMaking Comparisons in Turkish (Karşılaştırma)
grammarTo compare two people or objects in Turkish, we use the word Daha (More) combined with the ablative case suffix -DAn (From/Than). The adjective always describes the first subject m...
Read moreSuffix and Particle "ki": (Which, That, Who)
grammarIn Turkish, ki is a versatile tool used as a relative pronoun, a possessive pronoun, or a conjunction. Unlike most suffixes, ki is usually invariant (does not follow vowel harmony)...
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