Word
Ben fişi saklıyorum.
Meaning
I am keeping the receipt.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Ben fişi saklıyorum.
Do I need to say Ben, or can I drop it?
You can drop it. The ending -um on saklıyorum already shows the subject is I. So Fişi saklıyorum is perfectly natural. Use Ben only for emphasis or contrast, e.g., Ben saklıyorum, o değil.
Why is it fişi and not fiş?
Because the object is definite. Turkish marks definite direct objects with the accusative -(y)i. Fişi saklıyorum = I’m keeping the (specific) receipt. If it’s indefinite, you leave it bare: Fiş saklıyorum = I’m keeping a receipt/receipts (not a particular one).
How do I choose the right accusative vowel, and when do I add the buffer -y-?
Use vowel harmony based on the last vowel of the noun:
- Last vowel i/e → add i: fiş → fişi
- Last vowel a/ı → add ı: kap → kapı
- -ı = kapıyı (needs buffer -y- because it ends in a vowel)
- Last vowel o/u → add u: okul → okulu
- Last vowel ö/ü → add ü: gül → gülü
Add buffer -y- only if the noun ends in a vowel: çanta → çantayı, araba → arabayı.