Beyaz gömleğimi yıkıyorum.

my

Breakdown of Beyaz gömleğimi yıkıyorum.

• yıkamak: to wash
• gömlek: the shirt
• beyaz: white

Questions & Answers about Beyaz gömleğimi yıkıyorum.

Why does gömleğimi have two suffixes instead of just one?

Turkish attaches suffixes in layers. First you add the 1st person singular possessive suffix -im to gömlek, giving gömleğim (“my shirt”), then you add the accusative suffix -i to mark it as a definite direct object. The combined form is gömleğimi.

What do the suffixes -im and -i in gömleğimi specifically mean?

-im indicates my (1st person singular possession) and -i is the accusative case marker, showing that my white shirt is a definite object of the verb.

Why is beyaz left unchanged even though gömlek takes suffixes?

Adjectives in Turkish, like beyaz (“white”), do not take case, number, or person suffixes. Only the noun they modify (gömlek) carries those inflections.

How is the verb yıkıyorum formed from yıkamak, and what does each part do?