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Turkish grammar
Rules in plain words: tables, translated examples, common mistakes and a 10-question quiz in every topic. Start with vowel harmony — every suffix depends on it.
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Topics
Each topic is a page of its own with an explanation, tables, examples and a quiz.
- Level A1
Vowel harmony: evler, okullar
Why evler but okullar: how to pick the vowel of a suffix — the key rule of Turkish.
evler · okullar
- Level A1
“To be”: öğrenciyim, değil, var
Öğrenciyim, doktor musun?, evde değil: how to say “I am”, “isn’t” and “there is / isn’t”.
öğrenciyim · değilim
- Level A1
Present tense: geliyorum
Geliyorum, okuyorsun, anlamıyorum: the -iyor present — forms, negatives and questions.
geliyorum · anlamıyorum
- Level A1–A2
Cases: eve, evde, evden
Eve, evde, evden, evi: to, at, from, and when the object needs -ı.
eve · evde · evden
- Level A1–A2
Possessive suffixes: evim, Ali’nin evi
Evim, araban, Ali’nin evi, Türk kahvesi: “my”, “your”, “whose” and “I have”.
evim · Ali’nin evi
- Level A2–B1
Past tense: geldim, gelmiş
Geldim, yaptın, gitmedi, gelmiş: the -dı past, “was” and the reported -mış.
geldim · gelmiş
- Level A2–B1
Future and “can”: geleceğim, gelebilirim
Geleceğim, yapmayacağız, gelebilir misin?: the -ecek future and “can” with -ebilir.
geleceğim · gelebilirim
- Level B1–B2
Conditionals: gelirsem, olsaydı
Zaman olursa gelirim, param olsa alırdım, bilseydim söylerdim: three kinds of “if” and keşke.
gelirsem · olsaydı
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Where should I start with Turkish grammar?
With vowel harmony (evler, okullar) and “to be” (öğrenciyim, değilim), then the -iyor present and the place cases: eve, evde, evden. That’s enough to talk about yourself and ask the way.
Is Turkish grammar hard?
It’s unusual but very logical: no genders, few exceptions, and words are built from suffixes in a fixed order — ev-ler-im-de, “in my houses”. The hardest part is word order: the verb goes at the end of the sentence.
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