-üm

See also: üm and Appendix:Variations of "um"

Turkish

Suffix

-üm

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

   köy - köyüm

   village- my village

   bülbül - bülbülüm

   nigtingale - my nightingale

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

   kör - körüm

   blind - I am blind

Usage notes

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

  doğum günü - doğum günüm

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

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

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

  ev - evim (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 - öcüm

  sözcük - sözcüğüm

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

  ömür - ömrüm

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

  ünlü - ünlüyüm

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

  Özgür - Özgür'üm