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### Verbs Governing the Locative Case

In Turkish, certain verbs require their complements—the ideas, fields, or objects they relate to—to take the locative case suffix (**-da**, **-de**, **-ta**, or **-te**). While English might use prepositions like "in" or "on," or even use a direct object with no preposition at all, Turkish uses the locative case to anchor the action to its target. 

For instance, when talking about getting stuck on a detail, mastering a skill, or persevering in a task, verbs like **takılı kalmak** (to get stuck on), **ustalaşmak** (to master), and **sebat etmek** (to persevere) govern the locative case.

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### Reaching a Consensus

Verbs related to agreeing or making a final decision also use the locative case to mark the topic or choice being settled upon. 

Key verbs in this category include:
- **karar kılmak**: to settle on
- **mutabık kalmak**: to agree on

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### Mastering Actions and Competence

If the skill you are focusing on is an *action* rather than a noun, attach the locative suffix directly to the infinitive form of the verb (e.g., **yapmakta** - in doing).

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Other verbs of agreement and competence, such as **birleşmek** (to unite / agree on) and **yetkinleşmek** (to become competent), follow the exact same locative pattern.

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Verbs governing the locative ('-DA')

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
meticulous	titiz
to get stuck on	takılı kalmak
The meticulous engineer always gets stuck on small details.	Titiz mühendis her zaman küçük detaylarda takılı kalıyor.
to master	ustalaşmak
He mastered this art because he is very meticulous.	Bu sanatta ustalaştı çünkü çok titiz.
conciliatory	uzlaşmacı
snag / hitch	pürüz
The conciliatory manager did not get stuck on this snag.	Uzlaşmacı müdür bu pürüzde takılı kalmadı.
to persevere	sebat etmek
To specialize in software, you have to persevere in this job.	Yazılımda uzmanlaşmak için bu işte sebat etmek zorundasın.
Both the doctor and the nurse persevered in their decisions.	Hem doktor hem de hemşire kararlarında sebat etti.
to settle on	karar kılmak
consensus	mutabakat
As a result, we settled on a price and achieved consensus.	Sonuç olarak bir fiyatta karar kıldık ve mutabakat sağladık.
to agree on	mutabık kalmak
Did you agree with the clients on the new conditions?	Müşterilerle yeni şartlarda mutabık kaldınız mı?
Despite a few snags, the consensus was not broken.	Birkaç pürüze rağmen mutabakat bozulmadı.
I wish he had been conciliatory and had agreed on the project.	Keşke uzlaşmacı olsaydı ve projede mutabık kalsaydı.
To master cooking, one needs to specialize in meat dishes.	Yemek yapmakta ustalaşmak için et yemeklerinde uzmanlaşmak gerek.
After thinking a lot, the boss settled on the yellow file.	Patron çok düşündükten sonra sarı dosyada karar kıldı.
matter / point (particular detail, respect)	husus
to unite / to agree (on)	birleşmek
The two parties' uniting on this matter is very important.	İki tarafın bu hususta birleşmesi çok önemli.
to become competent / to become proficient	yetkinleşmek
He isn't practicing, so he isn't becoming competent in this profession.	Pratik yapmıyor, bu yüzden bu meslekte yetkinleşmiyor.
Just as we were about to agree on the price, he insisted on an unnecessary point.	Fiyatta mutabık kalacakken, gereksiz bir hususta diretti.
The team that unites on the same goal will become competent in this job faster.	Aynı hedefte birleşen ekip, bu işte daha hızlı yetkinleşecek.
Their deciding on the blue model solved the problem.	Onların mavi modelde karar kılması problemi çözdü.