One Little Word: de
De (too, also) adds "me too / that too" to any sentence. It follows the word it belongs to and obeys two-way vowel harmony, just like the plural -lar/-ler:
| Last vowel of the word before | Spelling |
|---|---|
| e, i, ö, ü | de |
| a, ı, o, u | da |
| I am a doctor too. | Ben de doktorum. |
| The man is a teacher too. | Adam da öğretmen. |
A Separate Word — Not the Locative!
You just learned the locative suffix -de/-da (in, on, at). The "too" word looks identical but is written separately — and the space changes the meaning completely: evde = "in the house", but ev de = "the house, too". Even native writers mix these up!
| The cat is at home too. | Kedi de evde. |
It Never Becomes -te/-ta
One more difference from the locative: after voiceless consonants the locative hardens (kitapta = in the book), but the "too" word never does — kitap da = "the book too", always with d.
| The children are happy too. | Çocuklar da mutlu. |
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