Turkish Locative Case: Nerede? Kimde? (Part 1)

The locative case is the first Turkish suffix you actually need, because it answers the two questions you will hear on your very first day in Türkiye: Nerede? (Where?) and Kimde? (Who has it?). In this A1 lesson we build the two basic forms, -da and -de, and you will see that the rule is far simpler than most textbooks make it look. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN When to use -da and when to use -de, using two-way vowel harmony How to answer Nerede? in a full sentence, not just a single word How Turkish says 'I have it' with bende, sende, onda Why place names take an apostrophe: Istanbul'da, Ankara'da A first look at the Fıstıkçı Şahap consonant rule WATCH NEXT Part 2 covers the consonant change that turns -da into -ta:    • Turkish -ta and -te: Fıstıkçı Şahap Rule E...   FREE STUDY GUIDE Subscribe to the channel and write "PDF" in the comments. I will send you the worksheet for this lesson personally. About me I'm Dr. Furkan Kurt, a university lecturer. I have been teaching Turkish to foreigners since 2012, in Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia and Nigeria. Explanations available in English, Russian, Kyrgyz, Kazakh and Macedonian. #LearnTurkish #TurkishGrammar #TurkishForBeginners #TurkishA1 #Türkçe