Use dergi to talk about a magazine, its contents and its owner. The table brings together the cases and possessives; the examples put them into a small reading routine.
The idea
The stem dergi stays intact, including its final i. Its front vowel gives dergiler, dergide and dergiden. Compare the specific object dergiyi with the possessive dergisi (his/her magazine). When a case follows dergisi, an n appears: dergisinde, dergisini. For several magazines belonging to us, use dergilerimiz.
| Form | Use or meaning |
|---|---|
| dergi | magazine |
| dergiler | magazines |
| dergiyi | the magazine (direct object) |
| dergiye | to the magazine |
| dergide | in the magazine |
| dergiden | from the magazine |
| derginin | of the magazine |
| dergim | my magazine |
| dergin | your magazine (singular) |
| dergisi | his/her magazine |
| dergimiz | our magazine |
| derginiz | your magazine (plural or polite) |
| dergileri | their magazine(s); also his/her magazines or the magazines as object |
| dergisinde | in his/her magazine |
| dergilerimiz | our magazines |
Examples
- Bu dergiyi dün okudum.I read this magazine yesterday.
- Dergiler şimdi masada duruyor.The magazines are on the table now.
- Dergimde ilginç fotoğraflar var.There are interesting photographs in my magazine.
- Derginin kapağı bu ay mavi.The cover of the magazine is blue this month.
- Bu dergiden yeni bir tarif öğrendim.I learned a new recipe from this magazine.
- Kardeşimin dergisinde kısa bir öykü var.There is a short story in my sibling’s magazine.
- Her ay iki dergi alıyorum.I buy two magazines every month.
- Dergilerimizi komşularımızla paylaşıyoruz.We share our magazines with our neighbours.
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Watch out
Do not treat dergiyi and dergisi as interchangeable because both end in i. In Bu dergiyi okudum, the magazine is what I read; Onun dergisi masada identifies whose magazine it is. Reading that person’s magazine needs both meanings: Onun dergisini okudum.
Try it yourself
Bu ___ dün okudum. (dergi) — Complete: I read this magazine yesterday.
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dergiyi
dergiyi: bu points to the particular magazine you read, so it is a definite direct object. The joining y keeps the stem’s final i separate from the accusative i.
Bu benim ___. (dergi) — Complete: This is my magazine.
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dergim
dergim: benim identifies me as the owner. Only -m is added to the vowel-final noun; there is no extra vowel between dergi and m.
Onun ___ bir öykü var. (dergi) — Complete: There is a story in his/her magazine.
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dergisinde
dergisinde: the story is inside someone else’s magazine. Keep the possessive -si, then add n and the locative -de.
Bunlar bizim ___. (dergi; çoğul) — Complete: These are our magazines. Use the plural.
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dergilerimiz
dergilerimiz: bunlar refers to several magazines and bizim makes them ours. Put the plural before possession: dergi + ler + imiz.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Bu ___ dün okudum. (dergi) — Complete: I read this magazine yesterday.
Bu benim ___. (dergi) — Complete: This is my magazine.
Onun ___ bir öykü var. (dergi) — Complete: There is a story in his/her magazine.
Bunlar bizim ___. (dergi; çoğul) — Complete: These are our magazines. Use the plural.
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Tap the words in the right order.
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Choose a magazine and write three sentences: whose it is, what is in it, and whom you share your magazines with. Check possession before adding a case ending.