Turkish Suffixes

| -i/-ı/-ü/-u | Accusative (Direct object marker) | kitabı | the book |

| -de/-da/-te/-ta | Locative ("in/on/at") | evde | at home |

| -in/-ın/-ün/-un | Genitive ("of") | arabanın | of the car |

| -e/-a | Dative ("to") | okula | to school |

| -den/-dan/-ten/-tan | Ablative ("from") | İstanbul'dan | from Istanbul |

| -(y)im/-(y)ım | 1st person singular ("I am") | öğrenciyim | I am a student |

| -sin/-sın | 2nd person singular ("you are") | mutlusun | you are happy |

| -dir/-dır | 3rd person singular ("he/she/it is") | güzeldir | it is beautiful |

| -iz/-ız | 1st person plural ("we are") | hazırız | we are ready |

| -siniz/-sınız | 2nd person plural ("you are") | yorgunsunuz | you are tired |

| -ler/-lar (verb) | 3rd person plural ("they are") | gidiyorlar | they are going |

| -miş/-mış | Inferential past ("apparently") | gelmiş | he/she apparently came |

| -di/-dı | Definite past | gitti | he/she went |

| -ecek/-acak | Future tense | yazacak | he/she will write |

| -iyor/-ıyor | Present continuous | çalışıyor | he/she is working |

| -mek/-mak | Infinitive ("to do") | okumak | to read |

| -me/-ma | Negative/Verbal noun | yapma | don’t do / doing |

| -ki | Relative ("that which") | seninki | yours |

| -li/-lı/-lu/-lü | With/possessing ("with") | tuzlu | salty |

| -siz/-sız | Without | şekersiz | sugar-free |

| -lik/-lık | Abstract noun ("-ness") | mutluluk | happiness |

| -ci/-cı | Occupations/agent nouns | öğretmenci | teacher |

| -ce/-ca | Adverbial ("like") | Türkçe | Turkish language |

| -gil | Family/group | dayımgil | my uncle’s family |

| -ken | While ("-ing") | çalışırken | while working |

| -kişi | Person marker | yolcu | passenger |

| -sel/-sal | Adjectival ("-al") | kültürel | cultural |

| -tı/-ti | Nominalization | alışveriş | shopping |

| -dır/-dir (causative) | Causative verb | yaptırdı | he made someone do |

| -ebil/-abil | Potential ("can do") | yapabilir | can do |

| -eme/-ama | Impotential ("cannot do") | yapamaz | cannot do |

| -erek/-arak | By doing | koşarak | by running |

| -ince/-ınca | As soon as | gelince | when I come |

| -ip | Sequential action | gidip | go and... |

| -mişçesine | As if | bilmişçesine | as if knowing |

| -dik/-dık | Relative clause | gördüğüm | that I saw |

| -eceği/-acağı | Future participle | gideceği | where he will go |

| -meli/-malı | Obligation ("must do") | yapmalı | must do |

| -se/-sa | Conditional ("if") | gelse | if he comes |

| -ken | While | gelirken | while coming |

| -le/-la | Comitative ("with") | arkadaşla | with a friend |

| -sizlik | Without-ness | umutsuzluk | hopelessness |

| -imsi/-ımsı | Resembling | yeşilimsi | greenish |

| -cik/-cık | Diminutive | köpekçik | little dog |

| -ki | Temporal | dünkü | yesterday’s |

| -leş/-laş | Reciprocal | anlaşmak | to agree |

| -ımtrak/-imtrak | Tendency | sarımtrak | yellowish |

| -leyin | Adverbial time | akşamleyin | in the evening |

| -ımsı/-imsi | Approximation | mavimsi | bluish |

| -tı/-ti | Nominalizer | alıştı | got used to |

| -ala/-ele | Distributive | birer | one each |

| -ıcı/-ici | Agentive | satıcı | seller |

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