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”.

• 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:

• Seni seviyorum – I love you.
• Bizi sakın unutma – Don’t ever forget us.