Questions & Answers about Ben kardeşime sürpriz yapmak istiyorum.
It’s kardeş + -im + -e:
- kardeş = sibling
- -im = my (1st person singular possessive)
- -e = to/toward (dative case)
So kardeşime means to my sibling. In Turkish, possessive comes before case: kardeşim (my sibling) → kardeşime (to my sibling).
Because sürpriz yapmak treats the person who receives the surprise as a recipient/goal, which is marked with the dative. Think of it as do a surprise to someone:
- Kime sürpriz yapıyorsun? — Kardeşime.