Learn Turkish: Annem bizi eve çağırdı. - My mother called us over to the house.

The -m at the end of Annem is the possessive suffix meaning "my". You could say benim annem (my mother), but Turkish speakers usually drop the word benim because the -m suffix already makes it perfectly clear whose mother it is.

Why is it "bizi" instead of just "biz"?

Because biz (we) is the direct object of the action—we are the ones being called. In Turkish, when a specific person or pronoun receives the action, it takes the accusative case suffix. So, biz gets the -i suffix to become bizi (us).

What does the "-e" at the end of "eve" do?

The -e is the dative case suffix, which shows direction or movement towards a place. It changes ev (house) into eve (to the house).

Does "çağırdı" mean she called us on the phone?

No. While the verb çağırmak means "to call", it specifically means "to summon", "to invite", or "to call out to". If you want to say someone called you on the phone, you would use the verb aramak. Here, she is asking them to physically come over.

How does the past tense work in "çağırdı"?