Breakdown of Kızım cetveli bulamayınca çizimi serbest elle tamamladı.
benim
my
tamamlamak
to finish
kız
the daughter
-yınca
when
Questions & Answers about Kızım cetveli bulamayınca çizimi serbest elle tamamladı.
Why does kızım mean my daughter?
Kızım = kız + -ım.
- kız = girl or daughter
- -ım = my (1st person singular possessive suffix)
So kızım literally means my daughter or my girl. In this sentence, the natural meaning is my daughter.
Turkish usually expresses possession with a suffix instead of a separate word like my.
Why is it cetveli and not just cetvel?