Breakdown of Hangi hatıra seninki?
hangi
which
seninki
yours (singular)
hatıra
souvenir / memory (keepsake)
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Questions & Answers about Hangi hatıra seninki?
How exactly is seninki formed in this sentence?
It is made up of the pronoun sen (you), the genitive case suffix -in (your), and the possessive pronoun suffix -ki (the one that belongs to). Together, seninki literally means "the one that is yours" or simply "yours".
I've seen hatıra translated as "memory". Why is it "souvenir" here?
Hatıra can mean both an intangible "memory" and a physical "souvenir" (an object kept to remember a place). While "Which memory is yours?" is grammatically fine, pointing at physical items and asking "Which souvenir is yours?" is the much more common everyday context for this sentence.
Is there a hidden "to be" verb at the end of this sentence?
Yes! In Turkish, simple "A is B" sentences don't require a visible verb in the third-person singular (it is). You could technically add the "to be" suffix -dir to make it Hangi hatıra seninkidir?, but in spoken and everyday Turkish, it is almost always left off.
If we already know we are looking at souvenirs, how would I shorten this to "Which one is yours?"
You would replace Hangi hatıra (Which souvenir) with Hangisi (Which one). The sentence would then become Hangisi seninki?