Turkish

The suffix -(y)En can be used for relativizing:


<ol>
	<li>The subject of the relativized verb (which you've already seen)</li>
 <li>The possessor of a genitive-possesive constituent</li>
	<li>The possessed of a genitive-possesive constituent</li>
</ol>


	An example of a genitive-possesive constituent is Evin kapısı,
	where ev is the possessor and kapı is the possessed part of the constituent.
	You can see this because ev has a genetive case suffix, whereas kapı has a possessive case suffix.



	In the table below, the possessor of a genitive-possesive constituent is relativized.


<table class="ui fixed celled table">
 <thead>
 <tr>
 <th>Full sentence</th>
 <th>Relativized version</th>
 </tr>
 </thead>
 <tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>Kamil'in annesi öldü. Kamil's mother died.</td>
			<td>Annesi ölen Kamil Kamil whose mother died</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Evin kapısı kırıldı. The door of the house is broken.</td>
			<td>Kapısı kırılan ev The house whose door is broken</td>
		</tr>
 </tbody>
</table>


	As you can see above, when relativizing the possessor of a genitive-possesive phrase,
	you remove the genitive case suffix from the possessor and you move the possessor to the end of the clause.
	The posessed part of the genitive-possesive constituent doesn't change,
	and the verb is placed after it, receiving the relativizing suffix -(y)En.



	In the table below, the possessed part of a genitive-possesive constituent is relativized.


<table class="ui fixed celled table">
 <thead>
 <tr>
 <th>Full sentence</th>
 <th>Relativized version</th>
 </tr>
 </thead>
 <tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>Can'ın ayağı çatladı. Can's foot is fractured.</td>
			<td>Can'ın çatlayan ayağı Can's fractured foot</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Telefonunuzun kılıfı pahalıymış. Your phone's case is expensive (apparently).</td>
			<td>Telefonunuzun pahalı olan kılıfı Your phone's case which is expensive</td>
		</tr>
 </tbody>
</table>


	As you can see above, when relativizing the possessed part of a genitive-possesive phrase,
	you move the possessed part to the end of the clause, and the verb receives the relativizing suffix -(y)En.

Relative Clauses 3: -(y)En

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	Ödev veren edebiyat öğretmenini sevmem.
Meaning	I don't like the literature teacher who gives homework.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation

to give	vermek
to love, to like	sevmek
teacher	öğretmen
homework, assignment	ödev
literature	edebiyat

Turkish

Ödev veren edebiyat öğretmenini sevmem.

Breakdown of Ödev veren edebiyat öğretmenini sevmem.

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