Turkish

The suffixes -Dİk and -(y)EcEk are used when relativizing:


<ol>
	<li>The direct object</li>
	<li>The indirect object or the adverb</li>
	<li>The possessor of a genitive-possesive constituent which is not the subject</li>
	<li>The possessed of a genitive-possesive constituent which is not the subject</li>
</ol>


	The difference between -Dİk and -(y)EcEk is that -(y)EcEk refers to future events,
	whereas -Dİk refers to non-future events, for example events in the past or in the present.
	Just as with -(y)En, adverbs are used to give detailed information about the time an event occurs.



	Clauses with -Dİk and -(y)EcEk are always genitive-possessive constructions.
	Below you can see two sentences where the direct object is relativized.


<table class="ui fixed celled table">
 <thead>
 <tr>
 <th>Full sentence</th>
 <th>Relativized version</th>
 </tr>
 </thead>
 <tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>(Ben) makale okudum. I read an article.</td>
			<td>(Benim) okuduğum makale The article that I read</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Kamil makale okuyor. Kamil is reading an article.</td>
			<td>Kamil'in okuduğu makale The article that Kamil is reading</td>
		</tr>
 </tbody>
</table>


	Note how the subjects of the sentences have become the possessor and the objects of those sentences have become the possessed part in the genitive-possesive constituent. 
	If the subject of the relativized sentence is a pronoun, it can be omitted both in the original sentence, and in its relativized form.



	Below are examples of both -Dİk and -(y)EcEk when relativizing a direct object.


<table class="ui fixed celled table">
 <thead>
 <tr>
 <th>Full sentence</th>
 <th>Relativized version</th>
 </tr>
 </thead>
 <tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>Makaleyi okuyorum. I'm reading the article.</td>
			<td>(Benim) okuduğum makale The article that I am reading/have read</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Ödevimi yapacaksın. You will do my homework.</td>
			<td>(Senin) yapacağın ödevim My homework which you will do</td>
		</tr>
 </tbody>
</table> 


	Below are examples of both -Dİk and -(y)EcEk when relativizing an indirect object.


<table class="ui fixed celled table">
 <thead>
 <tr>
 <th>Full sentence</th>
 <th>Relativized version</th>
 </tr>
 </thead>
 <tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>(Biz) mektubu öğretmene vereceğiz. We will give the teacher the letter.</td>
			<td>(Bizim) mektubu vereceğimiz öğretmen The teacher to whom we will give the letter</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Çocuklar ayılardan korkarlar. Children are afraid of bears.</td>
			<td>Çocukların korktuğu ayılar The bears that children are afraid of</td>
		</tr>
 </tbody>
</table> 


	Note how the case suffixes on ayılar and öğretmen disappear when in relativized form.

Relative Clauses 4: -Dİk and -EcEk

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	Ablamın başarılı olacağı girişiminin adı Kardit Habit Lab.
Meaning	The name of my sister's enterprise that is going to be successful, is Kardit Habit Lab.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation

elder sister	abla
to be, to become, to happen	olmak
name	ad
successful	başarılı

Turkish

Ablamın başarılı olacağı girişiminin adı Kardit Habit Lab.

Breakdown of Ablamın başarılı olacağı girişiminin adı Kardit Habit Lab.

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