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Questions & Answers about Şemsiyem kapalı.
How does the suffix for 'my' work in şemsiyem?
The root word for umbrella is şemsiye, which ends in a vowel. To say 'my', you just attach the consonant -m directly to it. If the word had ended in a consonant, you would need to add a vowel first, like in telefonum (my phone).
Do I need to use the word benim (my) at the beginning of the sentence?
No, it is completely optional. The -m suffix at the end of şemsiyem already tells us it belongs to you. You would only add benim at the start if you really wanted to emphasize that it is your umbrella, not someone else's.
What if I wanted to say 'your umbrella is closed'?
Since şemsiye ends in a vowel, you would just add the letter -n instead of -m for the 'your' (singular) suffix. The sentence would become şemsiyen kapalı.
Where is the word for 'is' in this sentence?
There isn't one! In Turkish, to say 'is' for a third-person subject like an umbrella, you usually just put the subject (şemsiyem) and the adjective (kapalı) next to each other. There is no separate 'to be' verb needed here.