You will build nouns for people or devices and adjectives for characteristic effects from verb stems. The same ending appears in okuyucu (reader), yazıcı (printer) and yapıcı (constructive); context tells you what the resulting word means.
The idea
Remove -mek/-mak to find the verb stem. After a consonant, use -ıcı after a/ı, -ici after e/i, -ucu after o/u, and -ücü after ö/ü. Both suffix vowels match. After a vowel, insert y: ara- → arayıcı, izle- → izleyici, oku- → okuyucu. The table includes all four forms with y. The suffix has c, never ç: öğretici keeps t, and yapıcı keeps p. These words name a role, device or characteristic, rather than marking tense. Add noun endings afterwards: sür-ücü-ler.
| Last stem vowel | After a consonant | After a vowel | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| a, ı | -ıcı | -yıcı | yapıcı, arayıcı |
| e, i | -ici | -yici | öğretici, izleyici |
| o, u | -ucu | -yucu | kurucu, okuyucu |
| ö, ü | -ücü | -yücü | sürücü |
Examples
- Bu açıklama oldukça öğretici.This explanation is quite instructive.
- Toplantıda yapıcı öneriler sunduk.We offered constructive suggestions at the meeting.
- Okuyucular kapıda sessizce bekliyor.The readers are waiting quietly at the door.
- okuyucularreadersokuyucuDoer and quality: -icilar-ler / -lar: the plural suffix
- sürücülerdriverssürücüDoer and quality: -iciler-ler / -lar: the plural suffix
- yazıcılarprintersyazıcıDoer and quality: -icilar-ler / -lar: the plural suffix
- izleyicilerviewersizleyiciDoer and quality: -iciler-ler / -lar: the plural suffix
- Bu yazıcı renkli basıyor.This printer prints in colour.
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Watch out
Do not attach the noun-based occupation ending directly to a verb: kitapçı starts from kitap (book), but yazıcı starts from yaz- (write). Nor does every result name a person: yapıcı öneri means a constructive suggestion, and öğretici açıklama an instructive explanation. Learn established words in context rather than inventing a job title from every verb.
Try it yourself
From öğretmek (to teach), form the adjective meaning instructive to describe an explanation. Write only the adjective.
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öğretici
öğretici: removing -mek leaves öğret-. Its last vowel is e, so both suffix vowels are i; the stem-final t remains. Here the adjective describes an explanation that teaches something.
Use the suffix from this lesson to turn okumak (to read) into a singular noun meaning reader.
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okuyucu
okuyucu: oku- already ends in u. The linking y separates that vowel from -ucu, giving the noun for a reader without deleting the stem vowel.
From sürmek (to drive), form the noun driver with this lesson’s suffix, then make it plural.
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sürücüler
sürücüler: first form sürücü, a driver, from sür-. Then add -ler, because the new noun ends in the front vowel ü. Plural belongs after the word-forming suffix.
Complete: We offered constructive suggestions at the meeting. Derive the missing adjective from yapmak (to do, make).
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yapıcı
yapıcı: the blank describes suggestions that help improve something. This established adjective comes from yap- with two dotless ı vowels; the final p does not turn into b.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
From öğretmek (to teach), form the adjective meaning instructive to describe an explanation. Write only the adjective.
Use the suffix from this lesson to turn okumak (to read) into a singular noun meaning reader.
From sürmek (to drive), form the noun driver with this lesson’s suffix, then make it plural.
Complete: We offered constructive suggestions at the meeting. Derive the missing adjective from yapmak (to do, make).
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: readers
Tap the parts in order to build this word: drivers
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Write one sentence about a reader, one about a printer and one with a constructive suggestion. Underline each derived word, identify its verb stem, and explain whether it names a person, a device or a quality.