Kız kardeşim kaşarlı omlet seviyor, ben ise sade omlet tercih ediyorum.

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Breakdown of Kız kardeşim kaşarlı omlet seviyor, ben ise sade omlet tercih ediyorum.

• benim: my
• kız kardeş: the sister
• tercih etmek: to prefer

Questions & Answers about Kız kardeşim kaşarlı omlet seviyor, ben ise sade omlet tercih ediyorum.

What does kız kardeşim mean exactly? Why are there two words?

Kız kardeşim means my sister.

It is made of:

• kız = girl / female
• kardeş = sibling / brother / sister
• -im = my

So:

• erkek kardeş = brother
• kız kardeş = sister
• kardeşim by itself can mean my sibling, or in everyday use sometimes my brother/sister depending on context.

Turkish often makes these family terms more specific by adding kız or erkek.

Why does kardeşim end in -im?

The -im is a possessive suffix meaning my.

So:

• kardeş = sibling
• kardeşim = my sibling / my sister

Turkish usually shows possession with a suffix attached to the noun, instead of using a separate word like my.

A few examples:

• annem = my mother
• babam = my father
• arkadaşım = my friend

So kız kardeşim literally works like sister-my, but in natural English that becomes my sister.