Turkish postpositions with non-case-marked complements
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Sign up for freeThere are 4 postpositions with non-case-marked complements:
| Postposition | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| gibi | like | ev gibi (like home) |
| için | for | ev için (for home) |
| ile or -y(le) | with/by | ev ile (with home) |
| kadar | as...as | ev kadar... (as... as home) |
Lesson outline
HideUsage of the complements
The complements of these 4 postpositions stay non-case marked.
Examples:
- Bu kedi köpek gibi davranıyor. (This cat acts like a dog.)
- O Madonna kadar ünlü. (She is as famous as Madonna.)
- Benim için yemek aldın mı? (Did you buy food for me?)
- Seninle konuşmam lazım. (I need to talk with you.)
Exception: If the complement is one of the following pronouns, they take the genitive case marking:
| Pronoun | Example |
|---|---|
| Ben (I) | Benim gibi (like me) |
| Sen (you) | Senin kadar (as...as you) |
| Biz (we) | Bizim için (for us) |
| Siz (you) | Sizin gibi (like you) |
| Bu (this) | Bunun için (for this) |
| Şu (this/that) | Şunun gibi (like this) |
| O (he/she/it/that) | Onun kadar (as...as her) |
| Kim (who) | Kimin için (for whom) |
But the plural form of these pronouns stay in the non-case-marked form:
| Pronoun with the plural form | Example |
|---|---|
| Bizler (us) | bizler gibi (like us) |
| Sizler (you) | sizler için (for you) |
| Bunlar (these) | bunlar kadar (as...as these) |
| Şunlar (these/those) | şunlar gibi (like these) |
| Onlar (those) | onlarla (with those) |
| Kimler (whom) | kimler için (for whom) |
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Declension of the postposition 'ile' (with)
The postposition 'ile' is declined according to the vowel harmony rules.
- The last vowel is '-e, -i, -ö, -ü'' -> use -le
- The last vowel is '-a, -ı, -o, -u'' -> use -la
Examples
- Benim ile geldi. = Benimle geldi. (She came with me.)
- Babam ile konuştun mu? = Babamla konuştun mu? (Did you talk with my father?)
Exercises
- Multiple choice exercise on the postpositions with non-case-marked complements
- Fill in the blanks exercise about the postpositions with non-case-marked complements
Multiple choice exercise on the postpositions with non-case-marked complements
Fill in the blanks exercise about the postpositions with non-case-marked complements
Exercises
- Multiple choice exercise on the postpositions with non-case-marked complements
- Fill in the blanks exercise about the postpositions with non-case-marked complements