You will say I love you, tell a family member that you love them, and put the person you love into the right object form.
The idea
Seni seviyorum is the whole sentence: the person loved is the object, so sen takes the object (accusative) ending and becomes seni, and -um in seviyorum already means I. The ending is -i, -ı, -u or -ü, chosen by the last vowel of the word: ben → beni, biz → bizi, siz → sizi. The pronoun o is different: it takes an n and becomes onu (and onlar becomes onları). Say sizi to an elder or to several people. With a noun, the ending goes on the noun: annemi (my mother).
| Pronoun | Object form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ben | beni | Beni seviyorsun. |
| sen | seni | Seni seviyorum. |
| o | onu | Onu seviyorum. |
| biz | bizi | Bizi seviyorsun. |
| siz | sizi | Sizi seviyoruz. |
| onlar | onları | Onları seviyorum. |
Examples
- Ben seni seviyorum.I love you.
- Seni çok seviyorum.I love you very much.
- Sevgilim, seni seviyorum.My love, I love you.
- Sizi çok seviyoruz.We love you very much.siz is you to an elder, a stranger or several people; its object form is sizi, and -uz in seviyoruz means we.
- Seni seviyorum.I love you.This is what people normally say: -um already means I, so ben is left out unless you want to stress it.
- Beni seviyor musun?Do you love me?The question word mi stays apart and takes the ending: musun; ben becomes beni.
- Onu seviyorum.I love him or her.o means he, she or it, so the sentence does not say which; context decides. The object form is onu, with an n.
- Senden hoşlanıyorum.I like you.hoşlanmak (to like) is used with the ablative -den, not the object ending, and it is lighter than sevmek.
- seviyorumI loveseviyor-iyor / -ıyor / -uyor / -üyor: happening nowum-im / -sin / -iz / -siniz: I am, you are, we are
- annemimy mother (object form)annem-im / -ım / -um / -üm / -m: myi-i / -ı / -u / -ü: marking the definite object
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Watch out
Do not leave the pronoun bare: Sen seviyorum does not mean I love you, because the person loved needs the object ending, seni. Mind the direction too: Seni seviyorum is I love you, but Beni seviyorsun is you love me.
Try it yourself
Make the object form of sen (you): I love you.
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seni
seni: you are the person loved, so sen takes the object ending; its last vowel e is front, so the ending is -i.
Make the object form of ben (I): you love me.
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beni
beni: here I am the person loved, so ben takes the object ending; the last vowel e gives -i.
Make the object form of o (he, she, it): I love him or her.
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onu
onu: after the vowel o an n joins in, and the back rounded vowel o gives -u.
Say my mother as the person loved: add my and the object ending to anne (mother).
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annemi
annemi: anne + m (my) ends in a consonant, so the object ending needs no buffer letter, and the last vowel e gives -i.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Make the object form of sen (you): I love you.
Make the object form of ben (I): you love me.
Make the object form of o (he, she, it): I love him or her.
Say my mother as the person loved: add my and the object ending to anne (mother).
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the parts in order to build this word: I love
Tap the parts in order to build this word: my mother (object form)
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Write three sentences about whom you love: a friend, a family member and a pet. Mark each object ending and check the last vowel.