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| ~ Basic Turkish ~ Important Info |
| Info For Beginners |
| Alphabet/ Pronounciation |
| Basic Information |
| ~ Grammar ~ Essentials |
| Vowel Harmony 1 |
| Vowel Harmony 2 |
| Consonant Changes |
| Suffixes |
| Plurals |
| Personal Pronouns |
| ~ Grammar ~ Tenses |
| 'To Be' - Positive |
| 'To Be' - Negative |
| Present Continuous Tense |
| Past Continuous Tense |
| Simple Present - Positive |
| Simple Present - Negative |
| Simple Past Tense |
| Future Tense |
| ~ Grammar ~ Other |
| Possession |
| Express Need |
| 'There is/There isn't..' |
| 'I can/I can't...' |
| 'Let...' |
| 'If...' |
| 'Apparently...' |
| Telling The Time |
| ~ Useful ~ Information |
| Useful Words |
| Useful Verbs |
| Useful Phrases |
| Numbers |
| Days, Weeks and Months |
| Turkish Slang |
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Consonant Changes
When a suffix starting with a vowel is added to a root word that ends in some certain letters, the last letter of the root word must change into a different letter to keep the pronounciation smooth.
These letters are:
Examples
For these examples we will use the '-(i)m' (my....) suffix.
The '-(i/ı/u/ü)' is only used if the last letter is a consonant, otherwise just 'm' is added.
bed - yatak
my bed - yatağım
cupboard - dolap
my cupboard - dolabım
plug - tıkaç
my plug - tıkaçım
dog - köpek
my dog - köpeğim
wolf - kurt
my wolf - kurdum
In some cases, the last letter of a root word can change the first letter of an added suffix. The letters which can change this are;
k/p/ç/f/t/h/b/s/ş
When a suffix beginning with 'd' is added to one of these above letters, the first letter of the suffix changes from 'd' to 't'. This occurs in suffixes such as '-den/-dan' (from) and '-de/-da' (in/at/on).
If you have trouble remembering these consonants, try and remember this phrase -
Charlie Found He Kould Put Strong Sheds Together
(Many thanks to Neil Avery for this!)
Examples
Bed - Yatak
From the bed - Yataktan
Dog - Köpek
On the dog - Köpekte
| Last letter in root word | Changes to |
| (vowel then-) k | ğ |
| p | b |
| ç | c |
| (consonant then-) k | g |
| t | d |