Word
Bunlar benim kişisel eşyalarım.
Meaning
These are my personal items.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Bunlar benim kişisel eşyalarım.
bu
this
ben
I
eşya
belonging / item / stuff (goods, objects)
kişisel
personal
Questions & Answers about Bunlar benim kişisel eşyalarım.
How is the word kişisel formed using the current lesson's grammar?
Why does kişi take -sel instead of -sal?
Like many derivation suffixes, this one follows standard 2-way vowel harmony. Since the final vowel in kişi is a front vowel (i), it takes the front-vowel version of the suffix, making it -sel.
The root word eşya is originally an Arabic plural. Why does it take the Turkish plural suffix -lar here?
Although eşya is the Arabic plural of şey (thing), Turkish treats it as a singular noun meaning item or belonging. To talk about multiple items, you must add the standard Turkish plural suffix -lar to make eşyalar.
Do I need to include benim to show possession in this sentence?
No, you can drop benim and simply say Bunlar kişisel eşyalarım. The possessive suffix -ım on eşyalarım already shows that the items belong to you. Using benim here just adds emphasis, as if saying These are MY personal items.