Hükûmet means government. You will meet the common spelling hükümet, but this lesson uses hükûmet. All situations below are invented language examples. Read each ending in context rather than treating it as a fixed English preposition.
The idea
The final e determines the endings: hükûmetler, hükûmeti, hükûmetimiz. The stem keeps t before a vowel; location and source give hükûmette and hükûmetten. Compare hükûmeti eleştirmek (criticise the government) with ülkenin hükûmeti (the country’s government): the same -i has different jobs. In hükûmetin açıklaması, -in links the government to its statement; in senin hükûmetin, it marks “your”.
| Use | Form |
|---|---|
| Base: government | hükûmet |
| Accusative: government as definite object | hükûmeti |
| Dative: to the government | hükûmete |
| Locative: in the government | hükûmette |
| Ablative: from the government | hükûmetten |
| Genitive: of the government | hükûmetin |
| With the government | hükûmetle |
| Plural: governments | hükûmetler |
| My government | hükûmetim |
| Your government (singular) | hükûmetin |
| His/her/its government | hükûmeti |
| Our government | hükûmetimiz |
| Your government (plural/polite) | hükûmetiniz |
| Their government(s) | hükûmetleri |
| From our government | hükûmetimizden |
Examples
- Gazeteci dün hükûmeti eleştirdi.The journalist criticised the government yesterday.
- Bu hükûmetten bir açıklama bekliyoruz.We expect a statement from this government.
- Yeni hükûmet yarın toplanacak.The new government will meet tomorrow.
- Hükûmetin açıklaması oldukça kısaydı.The government’s statement was quite short.
- Romandaki hükûmette üç bakan var.There are three ministers in the government in the novel.
- Bu kitap farklı hükûmetleri karşılaştırıyor.This book compares different governments.
- Hayalî ülkemizin hükûmeti eğitime önem veriyor.The government of our imaginary country values education.
- Hükûmetimiz bu öneriyi destekliyor.Our government supports this proposal.
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Watch out
Do not automatically change t to d, and do not assume hükûmetin always means “your government”. The following noun in hükûmetin açıklaması shows a genitive relationship. For “our government”, use hükûmetimiz, not a plural ending: one government can represent many people.
Try it yourself
Complete: The journalist criticised the government yesterday.
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hükûmeti
hükûmeti: the journalist criticises an identified government, so it is a definite object. The accusative adds -i and leaves the stem’s t intact.
Complete: The government’s statement was quite short.
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hükûmetin
hükûmetin: the statement belongs to the government. The possessive ending on açıklaması pairs with the genitive -in here; no “you” is involved.
Complete: We expect a reply from this government.
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hükûmetten
hükûmetten: the expected reply comes from the government. The source ending begins with t after the stem’s voiceless t, giving two consecutive letters.
Complete: Our government supports this proposal.
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hükûmetimiz
hükûmetimiz: bizim identifies the possessors as “we”. The ending -imiz marks our association with a single government; -ler would add plurality.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete: The journalist criticised the government yesterday.
Complete: The government’s statement was quite short.
Complete: We expect a reply from this government.
Complete: Our government supports this proposal.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Invent a short report about an imaginary country. Mention its government, a statement from it and your group’s government. Use hükûmetin, hükûmetten and hükûmetimiz, then explain each ending.