Cihazın garantisi iki yıl sürüyor.

the year

Breakdown of Cihazın garantisi iki yıl sürüyor.

• cihaz: the device
• iki: two
• -ın: of

Questions & Answers about Cihazın garantisi iki yıl sürüyor.

What does the suffix -ın in Cihazın indicate?

It’s the genitive (possessive) case marker for 3rd person singular. Cihazın means “of the device” or “the device’s.”

Why does garanti take the suffix -si in garantisi?

In Turkish, when you have a possessor-noun construction, the possessed noun must also carry a possessive suffix. Since the possessor (cihaz) is 3rd person singular, garanti takes the 3rd person singular possessive -si, making garantisi: “its warranty.”

How do I choose the correct vowel for the possessive suffix (–ın, –in, –un, –ün, –si, –su, etc.)?

You follow Turkish vowel harmony in two steps:
1) Two-way harmony (front vs. back):
 – a, ı, o, u → use back-vowel suffix (–ı/–u)
 – e, i, ö, ü → use front-vowel suffix (–i/–ü)
2) Four-way (rounded vs. unrounded):
 – If the noun’s last vowel is rounded (o, u, ö, ü), the suffix vowel rounds too; if unrounded (a, ı, e, i), the suffix vowel remains unrounded.
Examples:
 • cihaz (last vowel a: back & unrounded) → cihazın
 • garanti (last vowel i: front & unrounded) → garantisi

What does the verb sürmek mean in this sentence?