Arkadaşlarımla
Root: arkadaş · noun · “friend”
≈ with my friends
rootarkadaşfriend
plural-larplural (-s)
possessive-ımmy
case-lawith / by …
- -larPlural -lAr-lAr— plural (-s)
- -ımPossessive: my-(I)m— my
- -laInstrumental case-(y)lA— with / by …
Grammar explainer
Turkish Sentence Analyzer
Paste a Turkish word or a short sentence. Each word is split into its root and suffixes, every suffix is labelled and linked to its grammar page, and you get a rough English meaning. Long words like yapabileceklerimiz stop being a wall of letters.
Showing the analysis of the example sentence.
İstanbul'daki
Root: İstanbul · proper noun · “Istanbul”
≈ the one in / at Istanbul
rootİstanbulIstanbul
case-dain / at / on …
-ki-kithe one (that is) …
- -daLocative case-DA— in / at / on …
- -kiRelative suffix -ki-ki— the one (that is) …
müzeleri
Root: müze · noun · “museum”
≈ the museums (object)
3 readings
rootmüzemuseum
plural-lerplural (-s)
case-ithe … (definite object)
- -lerPlural -lAr-lAr— plural (-s)
- -iAccusative case-(y)I— the … (definite object)
Sound rules:Vowel harmony
Other possible readings (2)
müze-ler-i (noun müze) — ≈ his/her/their museums
rootmüzemuseum
plural-lerplural (-s)
possessive-ihis / her / its / their
müze-leri (noun müze) — ≈ their museum
rootmüzemuseum
possessive-leritheir
gezmek
Root: gezmek · verb · “to wander, to go around”
≈ to go around
rootgezto wander
verbal noun-mekto …
- -mekInfinitive -mAk-mAk— to …
Sound rules:Vowel harmony
istiyoruz
Root: istemek · verb · “to want”
≈ we want
rootistito want
tense-yoris …-ing
person-uzwe
- -yorPresent continuous -(I)yor-(I)yor— is …-ing
- -uzPerson: we-(y)Iz— we
Best-effort analysis. Splits are rebuilt with our tested morphology engine, so the suffix shapes are right, but the analyzer does not read context: the first reading is the most common one, not necessarily the one your sentence means. The English line is a literal study aid, not a translation. Rare words, compounds written as one word and irregular forms may be guessed or missed.
How the analyzer splits a word
Turkish builds words by adding suffixes to a root in a fixed order, and each suffix changes shape to fit the word: vowel harmony picks -ler or -lar, a buffer letter appears between two vowels, and a final p, ç, t, k can soften before a vowel. The analyzer works in three steps:
- Find possible roots. It checks which dictionary words the typed word could start with: 327 nouns, 247 verbs and a hand-made list of pronouns, adjectives, numbers, question words and particles. Softened and shortened roots count too, so kitab- is found as kitap and şehr- as şehir.
- Try suffixes in grammatical order. Nouns take plural, possessive, case, -ki and the "to be" endings; verbs take voice, ability, negation, tense or mood, and person endings, or turn into participles, verbal nouns and converbs.
- Keep only splits that rebuild your word. Each candidate is regenerated with the same engine that builds our verb conjugation tables, applying every harmony and spelling rule. If the rebuilt form is not letter-for-letter your word, the split is thrown away.
Reading a word from right to left
The quickest way to decode a long word yourself is to peel suffixes off the end until a root you know is left. For evlerimizden:
- -denAblative case: from …→ what is left: evlerimiz
- -imizPossessive: our: our→ what is left: evler
- -lerPlural -lAr: plural (-s)→ what is left: ev (root: house, home)
Read the meanings back from the root outwards and you get from our houses. This is also why Turkish dictionaries list only the root: the rest is grammar.
The order of suffixes
Suffixes never appear in random order. These two templates cover most words you will meet:
Noun template
root → plural → possessive → case → (-ki) → "to be"
rootçocuk
plural-lar
possessive-ınız
case-ın
çocuklarınızın ≈ of your (pl.) children. Read the guide
Verb template
stem → voice → ability → negation → tense → copula → person
rootgid
ability-eme
tense-yecek
copula-miş
person-siniz
gidemeyecekmişsiniz ≈ apparently you (pl.) will not be able to go. Read the guide
Details for each slot: plural -lar/-ler, possessive suffixes, the noun cases, "to be" endings, verb person endings, participles -en and -dik and converbs -ince, -ken, -erek, -ip. The sound changes are explained in vowel harmony, buffer letters and consonant mutation.
Why one word can have several readings
Out of context, many Turkish words can be split in more than one way. The analyzer shows all the readings it can rebuild; here is what it finds for four common cases:
evi
- ev-i — the house (object) (Accusative case)
- ev-i — his/her house (Possessive: his / her / its)
öğretmenim
- öğretmen-im — my teacher (Possessive: my)
- öğretmen-im — I am a teacher (Copula: I am)
yapacağım
- yap-acağ-ım — I will do (Future -(y)AcAk + Person: I)
- yap-acağ-ım — what / that I will do (Future participle -(y)AcAk + Possessive: my)
yemek
- yemek — meal (noun)
- ye-mek — to eat (Infinitive -mAk)
Word order and the words around it usually settle the question: Evi gördüm ("I saw the house") vs. Ali'nin evi ("Ali's house").
What the analyzer cannot do (yet)
- It does not use context, so it cannot tell you which reading a sentence means.
- Roots outside its dictionary are guessed and flagged; compound words written as one (bilgisayar is known, rarer ones may not be) and many loanwords are guessed.
- Derivational suffixes are limited to common ones (-CI, -lIk, -lI, -sIz, -CA, -lA, -lAş, -lAn, ordinals and distributives).
- Colloquial spellings (geliyom, napıyosun) and typos are not normalised.
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Frequently asked questions
How does the Turkish sentence analyzer work?
It looks for a dictionary root at the start of each word (327 nouns, 247 verbs and a list of pronouns, adjectives and function words), then tries Turkish suffixes in their grammatical order. Every candidate is rebuilt with the same engine that powers our conjugator and declension tables, applying vowel harmony, buffer letters and consonant changes. Only splits that rebuild your exact word are shown.
Why does a word sometimes have several readings?
Because Turkish really is ambiguous out of context. Evi can be "the house" (accusative) or "his/her house" (possessive); öğretmenim can be "my teacher" or "I am a teacher"; yapacağım can be "I will do" or "(the thing) that I will do". The analyzer lists every reading it can rebuild and puts the most common one first. The sentence around the word decides which one is meant.
Is the English translation reliable?
Treat it as a study aid, not a translation. The English line is assembled from the meaning of each suffix, so it is often literal ("in / at the house") and ignores context, idioms and word order. For the grammar behind each piece, follow the links on the suffix labels.
What does "Best guess" mean?
The root is not in our dictionary, so the analyzer guessed where the root ends by finding the longest chain of regular suffixes it can rebuild. Guesses are usually right for regular noun and verb endings but can split a word in the wrong place, so check them in a dictionary.
Why is the question particle mi analysed as a separate word?
Because it is written separately: geliyor musun, evde misin. It still follows vowel harmony (mı, mi, mu, mü) and carries person endings such as -sin or -ydi, which the analyzer shows as suffixes of the particle.
What is the difference between this tool and the Suffix Chain Deconstructor?
The Suffix Chain Deconstructor walks through a fixed set of hand-annotated showcase words with detailed rule notes. The sentence analyzer accepts anything you type, up to a short sentence, and analyses it automatically, so it covers far more words but its notes are shorter.
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