Arkadaşım masasında kitap okuyor.

My friend is reading a book at his desk.

Breakdown of Arkadaşım masasında kitap okuyor.

• benim: my
• arkadaş: the friend
• kitap: the book
• okumak: to read

Questions & Answers about Arkadaşım masasında kitap okuyor.

What does arkadaşım mean, and what does the ending -ım do?

Arkadaşım is made of:

• arkadaş = friend
• -ım = my

So arkadaşım means my friend.

In Turkish, possession is often shown by adding a suffix directly to the noun instead of using a separate word like my.

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Why isn’t there a separate word for my in this sentence?

Because Turkish usually puts possessive meaning into a suffix.

So instead of saying something like my friend with two separate words, Turkish commonly says:

• arkadaşım = my friend

You can say benim arkadaşım, but that is usually more explicit or emphatic, like my friend as opposed to someone else’s friend. In an ordinary sentence, arkadaşım is enough.

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How is masasında built?

Masasında can be broken down like this:

• masa = desk/table
• -sı = his/her/its
• -n- = buffer consonant
• -da = in/on/at

So:

• masa-sı-n-da = at/on/in his/her desk

In natural English, this is often understood as at his/her desk or on his/her desk, depending on context.

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