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In Turkish, the conjunction **ki** connects two clauses. Unlike many native Turkish structures that nest sentences using suffixes, **ki** works similarly to the English word "that", sitting between two separate, complete clauses.

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### Expressing Realization or Discovery

When paired with verbs of perception or thought—like seeing, noticing, or understanding—**ki** introduces the fact that was discovered. You will often see it after verbs like **fark ettim** (I noticed), **gördük** (we saw), or **anladım** (I understood).

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Sometimes, **ki** follows a standard action verb (like looking) to express a sudden, unexpected realization. In these cases, it acts like "and then I realized that...".

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### Expressing Consequence (So... that)

Another common use of **ki** is to express that a situation was so extreme it caused a specific result. To do this, pair **ki** with the word **öyle** (so / such).

When describing an adjective, use the pattern **öyle [adjective] ki...** (so [adjective] that...).

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When describing a noun, use the pattern **öyle bir [noun] ki...** (such a [noun] that...).

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The conjunction that (ki)

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)

Object question words (kimi, neyi)

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)

Question	Answer
that (conjunction) / so... that	ki
locked	kilitli
I noticed that the door was locked.	Fark ettim ki kapı kilitliydi.
basement	bodrum
We went down to the basement and saw that the door was locked.	Bodruma indik ve gördük ki kapı kilitli.
strange	garip
shadow	gölge
I looked behind me and realized that there was a strange shadow.	Arkama baktım ki garip bir gölge var.
ghost	hayalet
blood	kan
I understood that ghosts apparently do not have blood.	Anladım ki hayaletlerin kanı yokmuş.
The shadow was so strange that I got scared.	Gölge öyle garipti ki korktum.
scream	çığlık
I heard such a scream that I remembered everything.	Öyle bir çığlık duydum ki her şeyi hatırladım.
mysterious	gizemli
hidden / secret (adjective)	gizli
It was such a mysterious forest that everything was hidden.	Öyle gizemli bir ormandı ki her şey gizliydi.
I found a hidden key, but the drawer was locked.	Gizli bir anahtar buldum ama çekmece kilitliydi.
Is there a hidden room in this dark basement?	Bu karanlık bodrumda gizli bir oda mı var?
A ghost was living in the basement.	Bodrumda bir hayalet yaşıyordu.
I was hearing strange voices from the basement.	Bodrumdan garip sesler duyuyordum.
After I saw the shadow, I heard a scream.	Gölgeyi gördükten sonra bir çığlık duydum.
I opened the mysterious box and realized that there is blood inside.	Gizemli kutuyu açtım ve fark ettim ki içinde kan var.