Turkish

Suffix

-ım

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

   saç ‎(“hair”) + ‎-ım → ‎saçım ‎(“my hair”)

   kız ‎(“daughter”) + ‎-ım → ‎kızım ‎(“my daughter”)

2. Conjugation of the verb "to be" for first person singular, simple present tense.

   hazır ‎(“ready”) + ‎-ım → ‎hazırım ‎(“I am ready”)

Usage notes

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

  araba + ‎-ım → ‎arabam

• It's used only when the word's last vowel is "a" or "ı". It may change into "-im", "-um" and "-üm" according to the last vowel of the word. (possession suffix)

  ev + ‎-ım → ‎evim (the last vowel is "e" or "i")

  yol + ‎-ım → ‎yolum (the last vowel is "o" or "u")

  yüz + ‎-ım → ‎yüzüm (the last vowel is "ö" or "ü")

• If the word ends in "p", "ç", "t" or "k", it may change them into "b", "c", "d" and "ğ".

  kitap + ‎-ım → ‎kitabım

  ağaç + ‎-ım → ‎ağacım

  kanat + ‎-ım → ‎kanadım

  kulak + ‎-ım → ‎kulağım

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

  karın + ‎-ım → ‎karnım

• If the word ends in a vowel, it's used with an auxiliary consonant; "y". (for the verb to be)

  yaşlı + ‎-ım → ‎yaşlıyım

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

  Barış + ‎-ım → ‎Barış'ım