Anahtarımı masanın altına koydum.

my

Breakdown of Anahtarımı masanın altına koydum.

• masa: the table
• koymak: to put
• anahtar: the key

Questions & Answers about Anahtarımı masanın altına koydum.

Why isn’t there a subject pronoun like ben (“I”) in the sentence?

In Turkish you often omit subject pronouns because the verb ending already marks person and number. Here koydum = koy (put) + -du (past tense) + -m (1st person singular), so “I put” is clear without adding ben.

What does the suffix -ımı in anahtarımı represent?

It combines two suffixes on anahtar (key):
• -ım = 1st person singular possessive (“my”)
• -ı = accusative case marker for a definite object
So anahtarımı literally is anahtar + -ım + -ı = “my key” (as the definite object).

Why is masanın in the genitive case?

Masanın = masa (table) + -n + -ın, where -ın is the 3rd person singular genitive (“of”). You need genitive on masa because it owns altı (“its underside”) in the phrase “the underside of the table.”

What is altına, and how is it formed?

Altına breaks down as:
• alt = “bottom” or “underside” (a relational noun)
• -ı = 3rd person singular possessive (“its underside”)
• -na = dative case on a possessed noun (“toward/into”)
Putting them together: altı = “its underside,” and altına = “to under it,” i.e. “under” with motion.