Yengem gelince babaannem ona hemen çay verecek.

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Breakdown of Yengem gelince babaannem ona hemen çay verecek.

• benim: my
• gelmek: to come
• hemen: immediately

Questions & Answers about Yengem gelince babaannem ona hemen çay verecek.

What does yengem mean, and why does it end in -m?

Yengem is made of:

• yenge = sister-in-law / aunt by marriage, depending on family context
• -m = my

So yengem means my sister-in-law or my aunt by marriage, depending on who the person is in the family.

In Turkish, family words often take possessive endings directly:

• annem = my mother
• babam = my father
• ablam = my older sister
• yengem = my sister-in-law / aunt by marriage

So instead of saying a separate word for my, Turkish often adds a suffix.

What does gelince mean?

Gelince means when she comes or when he comes, depending on context.

It comes from:

• gel- = come
• -ince / -ınca = when, once, upon

So:

• gelince = when coming / when she comes / when he comes

In this sentence, it introduces a time clause:

• Yengem gelince... = When my sister-in-law comes...

Turkish does not have to state she here, because the person is understood from context.

Why is it gelince and not something like geldiğinde?