Use cümle when discussing a sentence you are writing or reading. You will say what is in it, add or remove a word, and distinguish your sentence from someone else’s.
The idea
The stem cümle stays intact: cümleler, cümlede, cümlem. Its last vowel is e, so write cümleyi, not cümleyü. Compare cümleyi okuyalım (let’s read the sentence) with cümlesini okuyalım (let’s read his/her sentence): the second keeps possession before the object ending. In context, cümleleri can mean their sentence(s), his/her sentences, or the sentences as a direct object; use the surrounding words to decide.
| Form | Meaning or use |
|---|---|
| cümle | sentence |
| cümleler | sentences |
| cümleyi | the sentence (direct object) |
| cümleye | to the sentence |
| cümlede | in the sentence |
| cümleden | from the sentence |
| cümlenin | of the sentence |
| cümlem | my sentence |
| cümlen | your sentence (singular) |
| cümlesi | his/her sentence |
| cümlemiz | our sentence |
| cümleniz | your sentence (plural or polite) |
| cümleleri | their sentence(s); also his/her sentences or the sentences as object |
| cümlesini | his/her sentence (direct object) |
| cümlesinde | in his/her sentence |
| cümlelerimiz | our sentences |
Examples
- Bu cümleyi birlikte okuyalım.Let’s read this sentence together.
- Cümleye bir kelime ekleyin.Add a word to the sentence.
- Cümlede iki hata var.There are two mistakes in the sentence.
- Cümlenin sonuna nokta koyun.Put a full stop at the end of the sentence.
- Bu cümleden bir kelime çıkarın.Remove a word from this sentence.
- Son cümlem biraz uzun.My last sentence is a little long.
- Arkadaşımın cümlesini anlamıyorum.I don’t understand my friend’s sentence.
- Cümlelerimizi sırayla okuyalım.Let’s read our sentences in turn.
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Watch out
In Arkadaşımın cümlesini anlamıyorum, the sentence belongs to my friend and is what I do not understand. Stopping at cümlesi leaves out the object ending; replacing it with cümleyi loses the possessive link to arkadaşımın.
Try it yourself
Bu ___ birlikte okuyalım. (cümle) — Fill the gap: let’s read this sentence together.
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cümleyi
cümleyi: bu points to the particular sentence we will read, so the direct object takes the accusative; y connects the vowel-ending noun to -i.
___ iki hata var. (cümle) — Fill the gap: there are two mistakes in the sentence.
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cümlede
cümlede: the two mistakes are located in the sentence. No owner is named, so attach the locative directly to the noun.
Arkadaşımın ___ anlamıyorum. (cümle) — Fill the gap: I don’t understand my friend’s sentence.
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cümlesini
cümlesini: arkadaşımın identifies the owner, and the sentence is the object of anlamıyorum. Start from cümlesi, then add n and the object ending -i.
Bunlar bizim ___. (cümle; çoğul) — Fill the gap: these are our sentences. Use the plural.
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cümlelerimiz
cümlelerimiz: bunlar refers to several sentences and bizim identifies us as their owners. Put -ler before -imiz; cümlemiz would name just one sentence.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Bu ___ birlikte okuyalım. (cümle) — Fill the gap: let’s read this sentence together.
___ iki hata var. (cümle) — Fill the gap: there are two mistakes in the sentence.
Arkadaşımın ___ anlamıyorum. (cümle) — Fill the gap: I don’t understand my friend’s sentence.
Bunlar bizim ___. (cümle; çoğul) — Fill the gap: these are our sentences. Use the plural.
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Write three comments about a short text: add a word to a sentence, name something in your own sentence, and say that you understand a friend’s sentence. Mark the case and any possessive ending.