Ablam ve ağabeyim akşam bize gelecek.

My older sister and my older brother will come to us this evening.

Breakdown of Ablam ve ağabeyim akşam bize gelecek.

• benim: my
• gelmek: to come
• ve: and
• akşam: evening

Questions & Answers about Ablam ve ağabeyim akşam bize gelecek.

Why do ablam and ağabeyim already mean my older sister and my older brother without a separate word for my?

Because Turkish usually shows possession with a suffix on the noun, not with a separate word like my.

• abla = older sister

• ablam = my older sister

• ağabey = older brother
• ağabeyim = my older brother

So the sentence does not need a separate word for my.

Why is it ablam but ağabeyim? Why are the endings different?

The difference comes from how Turkish possessive suffixes attach.

For my, the suffix is basically -(I)m, but its shape changes depending on the noun.

• If the noun ends in a vowel, Turkish often adds just -m:

  • abla → ablam

• If the noun ends in a consonant, Turkish adds a vowel plus m:

  • ağabey → ağabeyim

The vowel in -im / -ım / -um / -üm follows vowel harmony.

Do abla and ağabey specifically mean older siblings?