Turkish

Suffix

-ımız

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

   saç - saçımız

   hair - our hair

   kız - kızımız

   daughter - our daughter

Usage notes

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

  araba - arabamız

• It's used only when the word's last vowel is "a" or "ı". It may change into "-imiz", "-umuz" and "-ümüz" according to the last vowel of the word. (possession suffix)

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

  yol - yolumuz (the last vowel is "o" or "u")

  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".

  kitap - kitabımız"

  ağaç - ağacımız

  kanat - kanadımız

  kulak - kulağımız

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

  karın - karnımız"

• It must be used with an apostrophe if it's appended to a proper noun.

  Barış - Barış'ımız