Turkish

<p> The word <strong>kendi</strong> is the reflexive pronoun in Turkish.  It is used with personal suffixes when used as a pronoun. </p>
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            <th>Conjugation of Kendi</th>
            <th>Singular</th>
            <th>Plural</th>
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            <td>First person</td>
            <td>kendim</td>
            <td>kendimiz</td>
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            <td>Second person</td>
            <td>kendin</td>
            <td>kendiniz</td>
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            <td>Third person</td>
            <td>kendi(si)</td>
            <td>kendileri</td>
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<p> The most common translation of <strong>kendi</strong> is 'self', as in 'himself', 'ourselves', 'myself'. 
	Notice in the third person singular form, the personal suffix is sometimes dropped.
	This is likely due to the general rule in Turkish which states lack of suffix indicates third person singular.</p>
<p>Also, suffixed forms of <strong>kendi</strong> can and usually do take case suffixes, for example <strong>kendilerini</strong>, <strong>kendimden</strong>, <strong>kendimizde</strong>, <strong> kendisine</strong>, etc.
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			<td>Bunu <strong>kendim</strong> yapabilirim.</td>
            <td>I can do this myself.</td>
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			<td><strong>Kendinizi</strong> çok yordunuz mu?</td>
            <td>Did you tire yourselves much?</td>
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<p><strong>Kendi</strong> can also be used without personal suffixes to modify nouns, in which it functions as an adjective.
	Then <strong>kendi</strong> means something like <strong>x's own</strong>.</p>
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			<td>Bu, Kamil'in <strong>kendi</strong> fikriydi.</td>
            <td>This was Kamil's own idea.</td>
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            <td>Sen <strong>kendi</strong> evinde mi oturuyorsun?</td>
            <td>Do you live at your own house?</td>
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<p> There is another unique construction in which <strong>kendi</strong> is duplicated with dative suffix. 
<strong>Kendi kendi--e</strong> conveys a very specific meaning of completing the action alone. It is translated as 'by --self/selves'
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			<td>Akşam yemeğini <strong>kendi kendime</strong> pişirdim.</td>
            <td>I cooked the dinner by myself.</td>
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			<td>Ödevi <strong>kendi kendinize</strong> yapmalısınız.</td>
            <td>You should do the homework by yourselves.</td>
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The word "kendi"

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	kendi
Meaning	self, own
Part of speech	adjective, pronoun
Pronunciation
Course	Turkish
Lesson	The word "kendi"

I can do this myself	Bunu kendim yapabilirim.
Did you tire yourselves much?	Kendinizi çok yordunuz mu?
This idiot plan was Kamil's own idea.	Bu salak plan Kamil'in kendi fikriydi.Bu salak plan Kamil'in kendi fikriydi.
Do you live in your own house?	Sen kendi evinde mi oturuyorsun?
I cooked dinner by myself.	Akşam yemeğini kendi kendime pişirdim.Akşam yemeğini kendi kendime pişirdim.
You should do the homework by yourselves.	Ödevi kendi kendinize yapmalısınız.
In that case we can't even go out of our own street.	O durumda kendi sokağımızdan bile çıkamıyoruz.
You can get rid of dark times only by yourself.	Karanlık dönemlerden sadece kendi kendine kurtulabilirsin.Karanlık dönemlerden sadece kendi kendine kurtulabilirsin.
My father doesn't apply his rules to himself.	Babam kurallarını kendisine uygulamıyor.
This letter will self-destruct^{destroy itself} in 5 seconds.	Bu mektup 5 saniye sonra kendini imha edecek.Bu mektup 5 saniye sonra kendini imha edecek.
If you want food, cook (do) it yourself.	Yemek istiyorsan kendin yap.

Turkish - kendi

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