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-umuz

-umuz

See also: -ümüz

Turkish

Suffix

-umuz

  1. First-person singular possessive suffix denoting singular possession in words ending in a consonant.
    okul - okulumuz
    school - our school
    yol - yolumuz
    way - our way

Usage notes

  • If the noun ends in a vowel, it becomes "-muz" (for the possessive suffix)
    soru - sorumuz
  • It's used only when the word's last vowel is "o" or "u". It may change into "-imiz", "-ımız" and "-ümüz" according to the last vowel of the word. (possessive suffix)
    ev - evimiz (the last vowel is "e" or "i")
    kız - kızımız (the last vowel is "a" or "ı")
    yüz - yüzümüz (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".
    grup - grubumuz
    burç - burcumuz
    periyot - periyodumuz
    çocuk - çocuğumuz
  • It may cause the last vowel of the word to be dropped.
    burun - burnumuz
  • It must be used with an apostrophe while using with a proper noun.
    Umut - Umut'umuz