Word
Türkçede belirli nesneler -ı/-i eki alır; mesela interneti kullanıyorum.
Meaning
In Turkish, definite objects take the –ı/–i suffix; for example, “interneti” means “the internet.”
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Türkçede belirli nesneler -ı/-i eki alır; mesela interneti kullanıyorum.
kullanmak
to use
ek
the suffix
almak
to take
nesne
the object
Questions & Answers about Türkçede belirli nesneler -ı/-i eki alır; mesela interneti kullanıyorum.
What does Türkçede mean, and how is it formed?
Türkçede means in Turkish.
It is built like this:
- Türkçe = Turkish
- -de = in / at / on
So Türkçede literally means in the Turkish language.
A small spelling note: Turkish language names like Türkçe, İngilizce, Almanca usually take suffixes directly, so you write Türkçede, not Türkçe'de.
What does belirli nesneler mean in grammar terms?
Belirli nesneler means definite objects or more broadly specific direct objects.
In Turkish grammar, this usually refers to a direct object that the speaker has a particular thing in mind. That is why it often gets the accusative ending.
For example:
- kitap okuyorum = I am reading a book / books in a general or nonspecific sense
- kitabı okuyorum = I am reading the book / that particular book
So belirli is often taught as definite, but specific is sometimes an even better way to think about it.
What exactly is the -ı/-i ending here?