What is the Accusative Case?
Nouns that are affected by the action of a verb use the accusative case. This case is used to show the definite object of a verb. The accusative case can be found by answering the questions “Kimi” meaning “who” and “neyi” meaning “what”.
After words ending in vowels | yı/yi/yu/yü |
After words ending in consonants | ı/i/u/ü |
- Ayşe gazete okuyor – Ayşe is reading (a) book.
- Ayşe gazeteyi okuyor – Ayşe is reading the book.
- Ben brokoli yemek istemiyorum – I don’t want to eat broccoli.
- Ben brokoliyi yemek istemiyorum – I don’t want to eat the broccoli.
- Ahmet sandviç istiyor – Ahmet wants a sandwich.
- Ahmet sandviçi istiyor – Ahmet wants the sandwich.
Proper Nouns
Don’t forget to use the apostrophe with proper nouns:
- Dün Mehmet’i gördün mü? – Did you see Mehmet yesterday?
- Can Selin’i seviyor – Can loves Selin
Using with Pronouns
Personal Pronouns can also be followed by the Accusative case:
Personal Pronouns | Modified Pronouns |
Ben | Beni (Me) |
Sen | Seni (You) |
O | Onu (Him/Her/It) |
Biz | Bizi (Us) |
Siz | Sizi (You) |
Onlar | Onları (Them) |
- Seni seviyorum – I love you.
- Bizi sakın unutma – Don’t ever forget us.