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Questions & Answers about Adın ne?
Where is the word for "your" in this sentence?
There is no separate word for "your" here! The word for "name" is ad. To say "your name", Turkish attaches the 2nd person singular possessive suffix -ın to the end, creating adın. The suffix alone is enough to show who the name belongs to.
Why is the suffix -ın and not -in?
Possessive suffixes follow 4-way vowel harmony. Because the only vowel in ad is an 'a', the suffix must use the matching vowel 'ı'. If the word had an 'e' or 'i', like in ev (house), it would be evin (your house).
Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?
In Turkish, simple statements of fact or identity often do not need a verb for "is" or "are". Adın ne? literally translates to "Your name what?". The "is" is naturally understood by the listener.
I sometimes hear people say "İsmin ne?". Is that the same thing?
Yes! İsim is another very common word for "name". İsmin ne? and Adın ne? mean exactly the same thing. You will hear Turkish speakers use both of them interchangeably.