Use sorun for a problem or difficulty that needs attention. You will name the problem, say whose it is, and describe what happens to it without losing the stem’s final consonant.
The idea
The stem sorun stays intact: soruna, sorunda, sorundan. Its final u gives sorunu and sorunum; the plural is sorunlar. In bu sorunu çözelim, sorunu is the specific object. In onun sorunu, the same ending marks possession. When that possessed problem becomes the object, use onun sorununu: sorun + u + n + u.
| Use | Form |
|---|---|
| Base: problem | sorun |
| Accusative: the problem as object | sorunu |
| Dative: to the problem | soruna |
| Locative: in the problem | sorunda |
| Ablative: from the problem | sorundan |
| Genitive: of the problem | sorunun |
| Plural: problems | sorunlar |
| My problem | sorunum |
| Your problem (singular) | sorunun |
| His/her problem | sorunu |
| Our problem | sorunumuz |
| Your problem (plural/polite) | sorununuz |
| Their problem(s) | onların sorunları |
| Our problems | sorunlarımız |
| His/her problem as object | onun sorununu |
| To his/her problem | onun sorununa |
| From our problems | sorunlarımızdan |
Examples
- Bu sorunu birlikte çözelim.Let’s solve this problem together.
- Bugün sorunlarımızı konuşacağız.Today we will discuss our problems.
- Benim sorunum zaman değil.Time is not my problem.
- Her soruna farklı bir çözüm gerekiyor.Each problem needs a different solution.
- Bu sorundan sonra planı değiştirdik.After this problem, we changed the plan.
- Onun sorununu henüz anlamadım.I haven’t understood his/her problem yet.
- Sorunun nedeni eski bir kablo.The cause of the problem is an old cable.
- sorunlarımızdanfrom our problemssorunlar-ler / -lar: the plural suffixımız-imiz / -ımız / -umuz / -ümüz: ourdan-den / -dan / -ten / -tan: from, out of
- sorununuhis/her problem (as a direct object)sorunu-i / -si: his, her, itsnBuffer -n-: evinde, evinden, evineu-i / -ı / -u / -ü: marking the definite object
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Watch out
Keep the n that belongs to sorun: “my problem” is sorunum. Sorum is also a real word, but it means “my question”, from soru. A spellchecker cannot choose your meaning for you.
Try it yourself
Complete with sorun: Let’s solve this problem together. Write the missing word.
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sorunu
sorunu: bu identifies the particular problem we propose to solve, so the object takes -u. There is no possessor here.
Complete with sorun: I haven’t understood his/her problem yet. Write the missing word.
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sorununu
sorununu: onun identifies the owner. Keep the possessive -u, then add the linking n and the accusative -u because the problem is what I have not understood.
Build one word meaning “from our problems”, using sorun.
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sorunlarımızdan
sorunlarımızdan: several problems belong to us. Build sorun + lar + ımız + dan; the a in the plural makes the possessive vowel ı, not u.
Complete with sorun: I have a technical problem. Write the missing word.
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sorunum
sorunum: benim identifies me as the person with the technical problem, so add -um to the whole stem. Sorum would change the meaning to “my question”.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete with sorun: Let’s solve this problem together. Write the missing word.
Complete with sorun: I haven’t understood his/her problem yet. Write the missing word.
Build one word meaning “from our problems”, using sorun.
Complete with sorun: I have a technical problem. Write the missing word.
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 problems
Tap the parts in order to build this word: his/her problem (as a direct object)
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Describe an everyday problem in three sentences: identify it, say whose it is, then say you understand that person’s problem. Mark the possessive and object endings separately.