-umuz

See also: -ümüz

Turkish

Suffix

-umuz

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

   okul - okulumuz

   school - our school

   yol - yolumuz

   way - our way

Usage notes

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

  soru - sorumuz

• It's used only when the word's last vowel is "o" or "u". It may change into "-imiz", "-ımız" and "-ümüz" according to the last vowel of the word. (possessive suffix)

  ev - evimiz (the last vowel is "e" or "i")

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

  yüz - yüzümüz (the last vowel is "ö" or "ü")

• If the word ends in "p", "ç", "t" or "k", it may change them into "b", "c", "d" and "ğ".

  grup - grubumuz

  burç - burcumuz

  periyot - periyodumuz

  çocuk - çocuğumuz

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

  burun - burnumuz

• It must be used with an apostrophe while using with a proper noun.

  Umut - Umut'umuz