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### Question Words for Objects

To ask about a specific direct object, you add the accusative case suffix to question words, just as you would with regular nouns.

### Asking "Whom" (Kimi)

To ask "whom" an action affects, add the accusative suffix **-i** to **kim** (who) to get **kimi**. Notice how the answers also use the accusative case for the person being affected.

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### Asking "What specific thing" (Neyi)

To ask about a specific thing receiving an action, add the accusative suffix to **ne** (what). Since it ends in a vowel, use the buffer letter **y** to make **neyi**.

There is an important difference between **ne** and **neyi**:
- Use **ne** for a general, indefinite "what" (e.g., "What are you reading?"). 
- Use **neyi** for a *specific*, definite object (e.g., "What specific thing are you reading?"). 

Again, the answers to a **neyi** question will usually feature a noun with the accusative suffix.

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Object question words (kimi, neyi)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

postposition

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstrative pronouns (bu, şu, o)

Basic question words (kim, ne)

Plural nouns (-lar, -ler)

I am and you are (-(y)ım, -sın)

We, you, and they are (-(y)ız, -sınız)

Negative statements (değil)

Yes and no questions (mı, mi, mu, mü)

Questions with 'to be' (mısın, mıyım)

Numbers 1 to 10 (bir, iki, üç)

Numbers 11 to 20 (on bir, on iki)

Numbers by tens to 100 (otuz, kırk...)

Counting objects (tane)

The locative case (-da, -de)

Consonant assimilation (-ta, -te)

Asking where (nerede)

There is / there are (var)

There is not / there are not (yok)

Asking how many (kaç)

Infinitive verbs (-mak, -mek)

Informal commands (git, gel)

Negative commands (-ma, -me)

Polite and plural commands (-In, -InIz)

Basic word order

Present continuous for consonant roots (-iyor)

Present continuous for vowel roots (-iyor)

Present continuous personal suffixes (-iyorum)

Negative present continuous (-miyor)

Present continuous questions (-iyor mu)

Future plans with present continuous

The dative case (-(y)a, -(y)e)

Consonant mutation (k, t, p, ç to ğ, d, b, c)

From or out of (-dan / -den)

Directional question words (nereye, nereden)

First and second person possessives (-(i)m, -(i)n)

Third person possessive (-(s)i)

Plural possessives (-imiz, -iniz, -leri)

The genitive case (-(n)in)

Definite noun compounds (-nin ... -si)

Indefinite noun compounds (bare noun + -(s)i)

Possessive buffer letter (n)

Spatial postpositions (içinde, üstünde)

The definite direct object (-(y)ı, -(y)i)

Adjectives modifying nouns

Manner and choice questions (nasıl, hangi)

Basic degree modifiers (çok, biraz)

Comparisons (daha, en)

Days of the week

Months of the year

The time question word (ne zaman)

Telling time (saat, buçuk)

Asking the time (saat kaç, saat kaçta)

Basic conjunctions (ve, ama, veya)

Causality conjunction (çünkü)

Means and accompaniment (ile, -(y)lA)

Purpose and beneficiaries (için)

Expressing desire (-mak istemek)

The past copula (-(y)DI)

The direct past tense (-DI)

Past tense personal suffixes (-DIm, -DIn)

Past tense negative (-mAdI)

Past tense questions (-DI mI)

Ordinal numbers (-(I)ncI)

Greetings and politeness

Saying 'too' (de, da)

Conversation fillers (şey, yani, hadi)

Conversational essentials

Reflexive pronouns (kendim, kendin)

Reciprocal pronouns (birbiri)

Indefinite pronouns for people (herkes, kimse)

Indefinite pronouns for things and places (her şey, hiçbir şey)

Conjunctions of consequence (bu yüzden, bu nedenle)

Correlative conjunctions (hem... hem, ne... ne)

Verbs taking the dative case (-e / -a)

Verbs taking the ablative case (-den / -dan)

Time origin (beri)

Time duration (-DIr)

Comparisons of similarity (gibi)

Comparisons of equality (kadar)

Perspectives (göre)

Verbal nouns (-mA / -mE)

Verbal nouns as objects (-mAyI / -mEyI)

Verbal nouns with the dative (-mAyA / -mEyA)

General necessity (lazım / gerek)

Personal necessity (-mAm lazım)

Third-person commands (-sIn / -sInlAr)

First person singular optative (-(y)AyIm)

First person plural optative (-(y)AlIm)

Question	Answer
whom	kimi
to invite	davet etmek
Whom are you inviting?	Kimi davet ediyorsun?
president, chairman	başkan
We are inviting the chairman.	Başkanı davet ediyoruz.
to know (a person), to recognize	tanımak
Whom do you know here?	Burada kimi tanıyorsun?
I do not know that woman.	Şu kadını tanımıyorum.
to miss (someone/something)	özlemek
Whom is he missing?	O kimi özlüyor?
He misses his family a lot.	Ailesini çok özlüyor.
what (specific)	neyi
to celebrate	kutlamak
What are we celebrating today?	Bugün neyi kutluyoruz?
We are celebrating his new job.	Yeni işini kutluyoruz.
to explain, to tell	anlatmak
What is the boss explaining?	Patron neyi anlatıyor?
plan	plan
The boss is explaining the new plan.	Patron yeni planı anlatıyor.
What are they waiting for?	Onlar neyi bekliyor?
decision	karar
They are waiting for the decision.	Kararı bekliyorlar.
The chairman is making the decision.	Kararı başkan veriyor.
What are you reading?	Neyi okuyorsunuz?
We are reading the report.	Raporu okuyoruz.
Whom are you calling tomorrow?	Yarın kimi arıyorsun?
I am calling the manager tomorrow.	Yarın müdürü arıyorum.
I do not understand this plan.	Bu planı anlamıyorum.
Please explain the plan.	Lütfen planı anlat.
to make a plan	plan yapmak
Today we are making a new plan.	Bugün yeni bir plan yapıyoruz.
The president is not making a plan.	Başkan plan yapmıyor.
to wonder, to be curious	merak etmek
What are you curious about?	Neyi merak ediyorsun?
The child is curious about everything.	Çocuk her şeyi merak ediyor.