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Hi,
Somebody asked why we have used the n buffer in this sentence instead the y buffer.
İşimi bitirdikten sonra ben kızkardeşimle spor salonuna gittim.
The reason is because the -u that is just before the -n buffer.
İşimi bitirdikten sonra ben kızkardeşimle spor salonuna gittim.
This -u is a possessive suffix. After a third person plural or singular possessive suffix we use the n buffer. Let´s quickly remember possessive suffixes and afterwards I will explain what a possessive suffix has to do in the above sentence.
Example 1:
singulars
1. benim kedim
2. senin kedin
3. onun kedisi
plurals:
1. bizim kedimiz
2. sizin kediniz
3. "onların kedileri" or "onların kedisi"
Example 2:
singulars:
1.benim evim
2.senin evin
3.onun evi
plurals
1.bizim evimiz
2.sizin eviniz
3."onların evleri" or "onların evi"
As you see only the third person singular and plural persons end with a vowel. Therefore only after the third persons you use -n buffer. Why the -n buffer? Well, this is a rule. After a third person possessive suffix we use the n buffer. With the possessive suffix itself we use the -s buffer (as you see in "onun kedisi").
Let´s repeat the topic with examples:
1. Arabaya bindi. (binmek: to get on, to board)
Here y is used because this is the dative case with an ordinary noun. "-a" suffix is the dative case.
2. Ali´nin arabası var.
Here the -ı is the third person possessive suffix and possessive suffixes take the -s buffer.
3. Ali arabasına bindi.
Here the -ı is the third person possessive suffix and it has the s buffer. The -a is the dative case and it has the -n buffer because with all four case suffixes we use the n buffer if the case suffix comes after a third person possessive suffix.
4. Ali evine gitti.
Here the -i is the third person possessive suffix. There is no -s buffer because "ev" doesn´t end with a vowel. The -e is the dative case and it has the -n buffer. All noun cases take the n buffer after a third person possessive suffix.
5. Ali evinde uyudu.
Here the -i is the third person possessive suffix. The -de is the locative case and it has the -n buffer because the n buffer is a little irregular and appears even if it is not between two vowels.
Now, let´s return to the first sentence. "Spor salonu" is a compound noun. It consists of "spor", "salon" and third person singular possessive suffix. Third person singular possessive is
-ı, -i, -u, -ü is used to c
onstruct compond nouns. Here are a few examples:
1. bebek arabası
2. Ankara Üniversitesi
3. otobüs durağı
4. futbol maçı
5. basketbol topu
6. şarkı sözü
7. arkeoloji müzesi
8. çocuk tiyatrosu
Some sources give this compound noun suffix a unique name. They call it compound noun suffix. I think this is unneccassy. As you see it is exactly the same suffix as the third person possessive and it takes again the -s buffer. Besides we use again the -n buffer after this coumpound noun suffix.
"Ankara Üniversitesinde okuyorum."
Here the -i is the third person possessive suffix and it has the s buffer because üniversite ends with a vowel. The -de is the locative case and it has the -n buffer because it is used after a possessive suffix. If the locative case wasn´t used with a compound noun (Ankara Üniversitesi) then we would not use the -n buffer or any buffer:
"Üniversitede okuyorum."
In short, here is the rule:
Use the -n buffer with all 4 noun cases after a possessive suffix for third person singular or plural and after a compound noun because compound nouns also use the third person possessive suffix.
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