How to Say “When” in Turkish: -dığında, -dığı sırada, -dıkça, -dığı sürece Turkish has no conjunction for “when”: it adds a suffix to the verb. Learn -dığında, -dığı zaman, -ınca, -dığı sırada, -dıkça and -dığı sürece, with person tables, corpus data and the mistakes to avoid. Continue Reading →
Turkish Compound Nouns: Why It’s Türk Kahvesi, Not Türk Kahve Why Turkish coffee is Türk kahvesi, how to choose between tahta masa, okul çantası and Elif’in çantası, and what happens to a compound when you add my, a plural or a case ending. Continue Reading →
Passive and Causative Verbs in Turkish: A Complete Guide Learn how to form Turkish passive verbs (-il/-in/-n) and causative verbs (-dir/-t/-ir). Suffix rules, vowel harmony, conjugation tables, and common mistakes. Continue Reading →
Turkish Adverbs: The Complete List with Examples Learn Turkish adverbs (zarf) grouped by type: time, place, manner, degree, and frequency. A complete list with example sentences and how to form them. Continue Reading →
Turkish Case Suffixes: A Complete Overview of the 6 Cases A complete overview of the six Turkish cases (hâller). Learn every case suffix, the questions each one answers, and how they combine with plurals and possession. Continue Reading →
The Nominative Case in Turkish (Yalın Hâl): The Base Form Explained Learn the Turkish nominative case (yalın hâl), the bare dictionary form with no case suffix. Master subjects, predicates, indefinite objects, and the crucial contrast with the accusative. Continue Reading →