You will turn a noun into your house, your car or your books for a group or for someone you address as siz.
The idea
The ending -(ı)nız means your when you speak to several people or politely to one person (siz): eviniz, kızınız, okulunuz, gözünüz. After a consonant it has four shapes, -ınız, -iniz, -unuz and -ünüz, chosen by the last vowel of the word. After a vowel the first vowel of the ending drops: arabanız, anneniz. A plural comes before it: kitaplarınız.
| Last vowel | After a consonant | Example | After a vowel | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a, ı | -ınız | kızınız | -nız | arabanız |
| o, u | -unuz | okulunuz | -nuz | kutunuz |
| e, i | -iniz | eviniz | -niz | anneniz |
| ö, ü | -ünüz | gözünüz | -nüz | ütünüz |
Examples
- Evinizde çay var mı?Is there tea at your house?
- Çocuklarınız bugün okulda mı?Are your children at school today?
- Kızınız dün bize geldi.Your daughter came to see us yesterday.
- Adınız ne?What is your name?One stranger or a group: the form is the same. To a friend you say Adın ne?
- evlerinizdenfrom your housesevler-ler / -lar: the plural suffixiniz-ınız / -iniz / -unuz / -ünüz: your (plural, polite)den-den / -dan / -ten / -tan: from, out of
- arabanızdain your cararabanız-ınız / -iniz / -unuz / -ünüz: your (plural, polite)da-de / -da / -te / -ta: in, at, on
- kitaplarınızyour bookskitaplar-ler / -lar: the plural suffixınız-ınız / -iniz / -unuz / -ünüz: your (plural, polite)
- çocuğunuzato your childçocuğunuz-ınız / -iniz / -unuz / -ünüz: your (plural, polite)a-e / -a / -ye / -ya: to, towardsThe final k of çocuk softens to ğ before the vowel. The dative needs no buffer n after -unuz: çocuğunuza.
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Watch out
After a word that ends in a vowel, do not keep the vowel of the ending: arabanız, not arabaınız. And do not use the friend form -ın/-in with someone you call siz: Adınız ne? to a stranger, Adın ne? only to a friend.
Try it yourself
Add the ending for “your” (plural or polite) to ev (house): your house.
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eviniz
eviniz: the last vowel e is front and unrounded, and v is a consonant, so the full ending -iniz follows.
Add the ending for “your” (plural or polite) to araba (car): your car.
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arabanız
arabanız: the word ends in the vowel a, so the ending loses its ı and is just -nız; the back vowel a gives ı.
Add the ending for “your” (plural or polite) to okul (school): your school.
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okulunuz
okulunuz: the last vowel u is back and rounded, so both vowels of the ending become u: -unuz.
Add the ending for “your” (plural or polite) to kitap (book): your book.
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kitabınız
kitabınız: the final p softens to b before a vowel, and the back vowel a gives -ınız.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Add the ending for “your” (plural or polite) to ev (house): your house.
Add the ending for “your” (plural or polite) to araba (car): your car.
Add the ending for “your” (plural or polite) to okul (school): your school.
Add the ending for “your” (plural or polite) to kitap (book): your book.
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 your houses
Tap the parts in order to build this word: in your car
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Write three polite questions to a new neighbour about their house, their car and their children. Mark each ending and check whether the word ended in a vowel.