Belediye means municipality or municipal administration. In everyday sentences about going there or opening its door, it can refer to the municipal offices. Here you will use the word as a destination, a workplace and the source of a reply.
The idea
Keep the whole stem belediye: belediyeye names a destination, belediyeyi a specific direct object, and belediyenin means “of the municipality”. The final e gives front-vowel endings; no consonant softens. Compare belediyemiz (our municipality) with belediyemizin (of our municipality). “Our” expresses a connection to the community, not necessarily ownership.
| Use | Form |
|---|---|
| Base form | belediye |
| Plural | belediyeler |
| Accusative: specific object | belediyeyi |
| Dative: destination | belediyeye |
| Locative: location | belediyede |
| Ablative: source | belediyeden |
| Genitive: of the municipality | belediyenin |
| My municipality | belediyem |
| Your municipality (singular) | belediyen |
| His/her municipality | belediyesi |
| Our municipality | belediyemiz |
| Your municipality (plural or polite) | belediyeniz |
| Their municipality / municipalities | onların belediyesi / onların belediyeleri |
| Of our municipality | belediyemizin |
| At our municipality | belediyemizde |
Examples
- Yarın belediyeye gidiyorum.I am going to the municipal offices tomorrow.
- Ablam belediyede çalışıyor.My older sister works for the municipality.
- Belediyeden bugün cevap geldi.A reply came from the municipality today.
- Bu belediyeler birlikte çalışıyor.These municipalities work together.
- Belediyemizin yeni bir binası var.Our municipality has a new building.
- Belediyenin kapısı açık.The door of the municipal building is open.
- Belediyeyi telefonla arayacağım.I will call the municipality by phone.
- belediyemizdeat our municipalitybelediyemiz-imiz / -ımız / -umuz / -ümüz: ourde-de / -da / -te / -ta: in, at, on
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Watch out
Do not mistake the final -ye of belediye for a dative suffix already attached. For a destination, add -ye to the complete word: belediyeye. The two letters y have an e between them. For “I will call the municipality”, use belediyeyi, not the possessive belediyesi.
Try it yourself
Complete: I will go to the municipal offices in the afternoon.
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belediyeye
belediyeye: gideceğim describes going to a destination here. The final vowel stays, and a linking y comes before the dative e: belediye + ye.
Complete: I will call the municipality to ask this question.
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belediyeyi
belediyeyi: the municipality is the specific institution you will call, so it is the direct object of arayacağım. The ending is -yi; belediyesi would instead mean his/her municipality.
Use the plural: These municipalities work together.
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belediyeler
belediyeler: several municipalities are working together, and there is no number before the noun. Add -ler after the final e; bu remains unchanged before the plural noun.
Complete: Our municipality’s garden is small.
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belediyemizin
belediyemizin: bizim identifies the municipality as ours, while bahçesi names its garden. Build belediye + miz + in: first our municipality, then the relation to its garden.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete: I will go to the municipal offices in the afternoon.
Complete: I will call the municipality to ask this question.
Use the plural: These municipalities work together.
Complete: Our municipality’s garden is small.
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: at our municipality
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Imagine a municipality in a fictional town. Write when you will go there, who works there and what its building is like. In the last sentence, use belediyemizin and check what belongs to the municipality.