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Questions & Answers about Şirketimiz büyük.
How does the suffix -imiz work in şirketimiz?
The word for company is şirket. To say 'our company', we add the first-person plural possessive suffix. Because şirket ends in a consonant and its last vowel is 'e', 4-way vowel harmony dictates that we use the -imiz form of the suffix.
Where is the word for 'is' in this sentence?
Turkish doesn't have a standalone word for 'is' or 'are'. In the simple present tense for the third person (he/she/it), the 'to be' verb is often just implied by the sentence structure. You simply state the subject (şirketimiz) followed by the adjective (büyük), literally saying 'our company big'.
Could I add the word Bizim to the beginning of the sentence?
Yes, you can say Bizim şirketimiz büyük. Bizim is the standalone pronoun for 'our'. However, because the suffix -imiz already makes it perfectly clear whose company it is, dropping bizim is very common. You usually only add it if you want to emphasize our company compared to someone else's.