Turkish

Suffix

-ümüz

1. First-person singular possessive suffix denoting singular possession in words ending in a consonant.

   köy - köyümüz

   village - our village

   bülbül - bülbülümüz

   nigtingale - our nightingale

Usage notes

• If the noun ends in a vowel, it becomes "-müz" (for the possession suffix)

  doğum günü - doğum günümüz

• It's used only when the word's last vowel is "e" or "i". It may change into "-ımız", "-umuz" and "-imiz" according to the last vowel of the word. (possession suffix)

  kız - kızımız (the last vowel is "a" or "ı")

  yol - yolumuz (the last vowel is "o" or "u")

  ev - evimiz (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 - öcümüz

  sözcük - sözcüğümüz

• It may cause the last vowel of the word dropped.

  ömür - ömrümüz

• It must be used with an apostrophe if it's appended to a proper noun.

  Özgür - Özgür'ümüz