An idea for a project and an opinion in a discussion can both be fikir. Learn to recognise the shorter stem in fikri, fikre and fikrim, while keeping the full stem in plural forms.
The idea
When a vowel-initial case or possessive ending attaches directly to fikir, the second i drops: fikri, fikre, fikrin, fikrim, fikrimiz. The consonants stay unchanged. Before consonant-initial endings, keep both vowels: fikirde, fikirden, fikirler. Context distinguishes bu fikri (this idea as an object) from onun fikri (his/her idea); fikrin can mean your idea or of the idea.
| Use | Form |
|---|---|
| Base: idea / opinion | fikir |
| Accusative: a specific idea | fikri |
| Dative: to an idea | fikre |
| Locative: in an idea / opinion | fikirde |
| Ablative: from an idea | fikirden |
| Genitive: of an idea | fikrin |
| Plural: ideas | fikirler |
| My idea | fikrim |
| Your idea (singular) | fikrin |
| His/her idea | fikri |
| Our idea | fikrimiz |
| Your idea (plural/polite) | fikriniz |
| Their idea(s) | onların fikirleri |
| My ideas | fikirlerim |
| Our ideas | fikirlerimiz |
| To his/her idea | onun fikrine |
| From our ideas | fikirlerimizden |
Examples
- Ben fikrimi değiştirdim.I changed my mind.
- Bugün yeni fikirler arıyoruz.We are looking for new ideas today.
- Senin fikrine güveniyorum.I trust your idea.
- Bu fikri yarın konuşalım.Let’s discuss this idea tomorrow.
- Bu fikirden vazgeçmeyelim.Let’s not give up on this idea.
- Aynı fikirde değiliz.We do not share the same opinion.
- Bu fikrin bir adı var mı?Does this idea have a name?
- fikirlerimizdenfrom our ideasfikirler-ler / -lar: the plural suffiximiz-imiz / -ımız / -umuz / -ümüz: ourden-den / -dan / -ten / -tan: from, out of
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Watch out
Do not carry the shortened stem into the plural. For my idea, use fikrim; for my ideas, use fikirlerim: the plural attaches first and preserves the second vowel. The later possessive ending does not remove it.
Try it yourself
Complete with “my idea”: I have another idea.
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fikrim
fikrim: benim identifies the speaker as the owner, so the noun needs first-person possession. With -im directly after the noun, the result has two vowels, not three.
Complete with “my ideas”: All my ideas are in this notebook.
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fikirlerim
fikirlerim: bütün refers here to all of the speaker’s ideas. Build the plural first, then add the owner: fikir + ler + im. The full stem remains before -ler.
Complete: I agree with his/her idea.
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fikrine
fikrine: onun makes this his/her idea, and agreeing with it requires the dative after katılmak. Start from fikri, then add the linking n and -e.
Complete: We do not share the same opinion on this issue.
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fikirde
fikirde: the expression aynı fikirde olmak means to share an opinion. The negative sentence says that we do not agree on this issue; there is no movement towards an idea.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete with “my idea”: I have another idea.
Complete with “my ideas”: All my ideas are in this notebook.
Complete: I agree with his/her idea.
Complete: We do not share the same opinion on this issue.
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: from our ideas
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Write three sentences: introduce your own idea, mention several of your ideas, then agree with another person’s idea. Circle the endings and explain why the stem keeps or loses its second vowel.