araba anahtarı
English: car key
- Language
- Turkish
- Level
- B1
- Unit
- B1 Generic Grammar
- Practice types
- 0
What this grammar point covers
In Turkish, 'tamlama yapıları' are noun phrases that show a relationship between two or more nouns, similar to 'of' or possessive structures. They help to express ownership, belonging, or what something is made of.
When to use it
Use tamlama structures to talk about possession, parts of things, materials, or relationships between nouns in Turkish.
Key forms
- Belirtisiz tamlama: kitap kapağı (book cover)
- Belirtili tamlama: öğrencinin kitabı (the student's book)
- Takısız tamlama: altın yüzük (gold ring)
Examples
öğretmenin defteri
English: the teacher's notebook
çocuk parkı
English: children's park
cam şişe
English: glass bottle
annenin çantası
English: the mother's bag
Tips
- Remember to use the correct suffixes for each noun in the tamlama.
- In belirtili tamlama, both nouns get suffixes: the first gets the possessive, the second gets the possessive ending.
- Do not use an extra word for 'of' or possession—use suffixes instead.
Exceptions and edge cases
- Some words do not take suffixes in takısız tamlama, especially when talking about materials.
- Proper names may have special forms.