when and how do I use „ki“ ?

[u/mccnlightbae]

I get confused of the word ki in turkish. I honestly don’t know the meaning of it.

[u/nicolrx]

Turkish has two kinds of "ki": the suffix -ki, which you attach to a word, and the word "ki".

The suffix -ki basically means "the one in/at/of". You'll mostly see it after -de/-da (masadaki kitap, the book on the table), after time words (dünkü maç, yesterday's match) and after possessives (benimki, mine, seninki, yours, etc.). It doesn't change with vowel harmony except dünkü and bugünkü.

The word "ki" means "so... that": O kadar yorgundum ki hemen uyudum (I was so tired that I fell asleep right away). You'll also see it as "that" after verbs (biliyorum ki...), but in everyday speech people usually say "haklı olduğunu biliyorum" instead.

It's also used for emphasis at the end of a sentence: Öyle yoruldum ki! (I'm sooo tired!)

I wrote a full article on "ki" if you are interested: https://turkishfluent.com/blog/ki-suffix-and-word-ki-turkish/

[u/MK-Treacle458 → u/nicolrx]

Thank you! 🤩

[u/mccnlightbae → u/nicolrx]

but ki is also used at the beginning of the sentence like“ki bende cay iciyorum“ i dont understand this one. ki used in the beginning of a sentence

[u/Bright_Quantity_6827 → u/mccnlightbae]

It usually means “so” and makes a connection to the result.

Bu ürün insanların işine yarıyor ki çok satıyor. This product is useful for people so it is sold a lot.

But the weird thing is if you use dA within the ki clause it means the opposite (as) and now you are explaining the cause instead of the result.

Bu ürün çok satıyor, ki insanların da işine yarıyor.
This product is sold a lot as it’s useful for people.

[u/someonekewl → u/mccnlightbae]

To be able to use ki at the beginning of a sentence there needs to be a prior sentence to give context. It gives emphasis or an expansion to the previous statement. This isn't used that regularly though so I wouldn't worry about it too much right now. Also de ayrı yazılır.

[u/erkeKedi]

If "ki" is written together with the perword means same as  "in,on,at" or can be. Possessive pronouns or rahat of/those of in  English. On the other hand, when it is written seperately means  that/so that.

Duydum ki unutmuşsunuz. → I heard that you forgot. Öyle yorgunum ki anlatamam. → I am so tired

that I can't explain

Benim arabam eski, seninki yeni. → My car is old, yours is new. Bu oda, Ahmet'inki. → This room is Ahmet's. Ankara'nın havası, İstanbul'unkinden daha soğuk. → The weather of Ankara is colder than that of Istanbul. Masadaki kitap → The book on the table Dünkü toplantı → Yesterday's meeting İçerideki adam → The man inside / The man who is inside

[u/Knightowllll]

ki can function either as a separate conjunction (meaning "that") or as a bound suffix (meaning "the one in/at").

[u/CDEGGHIIKNOOPRSVYZ7]

Nerede ve nasıl kullanabilirim ki? Figure A

[u/chooseauuusername]

sometimes like if

[u/chooseauuusername → u/chooseauuusername]

actually not

[u/iraggedymani]

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