Arkadaşım sözünü tuttu.

My friend kept their word.

Breakdown of Arkadaşım sözünü tuttu.

• arkadaş: the friend
• sözünü tutmak: to keep one's word

Questions & Answers about Arkadaşım sözünü tuttu.

What does each word in Arkadaşım sözünü tuttu do?

It breaks down like this:

• Arkadaşım = my friend
• sözünü = his/her promise or his/her word as the direct object
• tuttu = kept

So the sentence follows the common Turkish pattern subject + object + verb.

Why does arkadaşım mean my friend?

The base word is arkadaş, meaning friend.

The ending -ım is the first-person singular possessive suffix, so it adds the meaning my.

• arkadaş = friend
• arkadaşım = my friend

This is very common in Turkish. Instead of using a separate word for my, Turkish often adds a suffix to the noun.

Why is it sözünü and not just söz?