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Turkish Word Derivation Tool

Explore Turkish suffixes — derivational and inflectional morphology

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Root word:

Suffix:

result

Noun from Noun4 suffixes

-ci/-çi/-cu/-cü (occupation)

Forms occupational nouns

göz → gözlükçü

-lik/-lık/-luk/-lük

Abstract noun / place / state

arkadaş → arkadaşlık

-daş/-taş (sharing)

Forms nouns of shared identity

yurt → yurttaş

-siz (without)

Forms adjectives meaning without

iş → işsiz

Noun from Verb6 suffixes

-me/-ma (infinitive)

Verbal noun / infinitive

yaz → yazma

-iş/-ış/-uş/-üş

Manner/action noun

gel → geliş

-im/-ım/-um/-üm

Result noun

say → sayım

-ici/-ıcı (agent)

Agent noun (one who does)

oku → okuyucu

-gi/-gı/-gu/-gü

Abstract noun from verb

sev → sevgi

-inti/-ıntı (result)

Byproduct/result noun

taşı → taşıntı

Verb from Noun4 suffixes

-la/-le

Verbalizes nouns

oya → oyala

-al/-el

Verbalizes adjectives (become)

dar → daral

-ar/-er

State change verb

yaş → yaşar

-lan/-len (become)

To become / to gain

güç → güçlen

Adjective from Verb4 suffixes

-an/-en (participle)

Habitual participle (that does)

uç → uçan

-miş/-mış (past participle)

Past participle adjective

pişir → pişmiş

-ecek/-acak (future ptcp)

Future participle adjective

gel → gelecek

-gen/-gan (prone to)

Adjective of tendency/habit

çalış → çalışkan

Inflectional Suffixes (Basic)6 suffixes

-lar/-ler (plural)

Plural marker

kitap → kitaplar

-(y)ı/-(y)i (accusative)

Accusative case (direct object)

kalem → kalemi

-da/-de/-ta/-te (locative)

Locative case (at/in)

ev → evde

-dan/-den (ablative)

Ablative case (from)

okul → okuldan

-(y)a/-(y)e (dative)

Dative case (to/towards)

şehir → şehre

-ın/-in (genitive)

Genitive case (of)

çocuk → çocuğun

Tense Suffixes5 suffixes

-yor (present continuous)

Present continuous tense

gel → geliyor

-di/-dı (simple past)

Definite past tense

git → gitti

-miş/-mış (inferential past)

Evidential/reported past tense

gel → gelmiş

-ecek/-acak (future)

Future tense

yaz → yazacak

-er/-ir (aorist)

Aorist / habitual present

gel → gelir

📖 About Turkish Morphology

Turkish is an agglutinative language — words are formed by attaching suffixes to roots. Each suffix adds one grammatical meaning. Vowel harmony rules determine which vowel variant of a suffix to use (e, i, a, ı / o, u, ö, ü).

Frequently asked questions

From root words, our tool generates derivatives using suffixes for nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. For example,