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Turkish
Suffix
-üm
- First-person singular possessive suffix denoting singular possession in words ending in a consonant.
- köy - köyüm
- village- my village
- bülbül - bülbülüm
- nigtingale - my nightingale
- Conjugation of the verb "to be" for first person singular, simple present tense.
- kör - körüm
- blind - I am blind
Usage notes
- If the noun ends in a vowel, it becomes "-m" (for the possession suffix)
- doğum günü - doğum günüm
- It's used only when the word's last vowel is "e" or "i". It may change into "-ım", "-um" and "-im" according to the last vowel of the word. (possession suffix)
- kız - kızım (the last vowel is "a" or "ı")
- yol - yolum (the last vowel is "o" or "u")
- ev - evim (the last vowel is "e" or "i")
- If the word ends in "p", "ç", "t" or "k", it may change them into "b", "c", "d" and "ğ".
- öç - öcüm
- sözcük - sözcüğüm
- It may cause the last vowel of the word dropped.
- ömür - ömrüm
- If the word ends in a vowel, it's used with an auxiliary consonant; "y". (for the verb to be)
- ünlü - ünlüyüm
- It must be used with an apostrophe if it's appended to a proper noun.
- Özgür - Özgür'üm