Turkish

<p>
        The <strong>dative case suffix</strong> is <strong>(y)E</strong>.
        The <strong>dative case suffix</strong> is often used to signify motion towards something.
    </p>

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                <td>I am walking towards the table.</td>
                <td>(Ben) masa<strong>ya</strong> yürüyorum.</td>
            </tr>
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                <td>I am coming home.</td>
                <td>(Ben) ev<strong>e</strong> geliyorum.</td>
            </tr>
        </tbody>
    </table>

    <p>
        A lot of verbs that take an object with the dative case suffix, can take an object with the accusative case suffix as well.
        The object with the accusative case suffix is called the <strong>direct object</strong> and the object with the dative case suffix is called the <strong>indirect object</strong>.
    </p>

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                <td>I am giving an apple to Selma.</td>
                <td>(Ben) Selma'ya (bir) elma veriyorum.</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>Put the apple on the table.</td>
                <td>Elmayı masaya koy.</td>
            </tr>
        </tbody>
    </table>

    <p>
        As you can see again above, proper nouns receive an apostrophe before a case suffix.
    </p>

    <p>
        There are also verbs that only take an <strong>indirect object</strong>, and there is no general rule when to use which suffix.
        For example, in the sentence below you can rationalize that bakmak takes a dative case suffix because you look <strong>at</strong> the cat, so there is a kind of motion towards.
        However, this doesn't work as well for the second sentence. The verb <strong>to believe</strong> definitely looks as if it needs a <strong>direct object</strong>, but it needs an <strong>indirect object</strong>.
    </p>

    <p>
        You will therefore have to memorize for each verb, which case suffix you need to use with its object.
    </p>

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                <td>Look at the cat.</td>
                <td>Kediye bak.</td>
            </tr>
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                <td>I believe the man.</td>
                <td>Adama inanıyorum.</td>
            </tr>
        </tbody>
    </table>

The dative case suffix

noun

adjective

determiner

verb

adverb

postposition

interjection

conjunction

pronoun

sentence

phrase

Unknown

NOUN - vowel harmony, consonant harmony

NOUN - vowel harmony, no consonant harmony

NOUN - no vowel harmony, consonant harmony

NOUN - no vowel harmony, no consonant harmony

VERB - intransitive, passive

VERB - intransitive, non-passive

VERB - transitive, non-causative

VERB - transitive, causative

VERB - ablative

VERB - dative

VERB - locative

VERB - accusative

VERB - intransitive, reciprocal

VERB - intransitive, reflexive

VERB - auxiliary

Word	Oğlana inanıyoruz.
Meaning	We believe the boy.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation
Course	Turkish
Lesson	The dative case suffix

boy	oğlanoğlan
to believe	inanmak

Turkish - Oğlana inanıyoruz.

Breakdown of Oğlana inanıyoruz.

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