Genitive Noun + -dığı

Genitive-subject Relative Clause

Level 4

[Genitive Subject] + [Verb Stem + -dıq + Possessive] + [Noun]
Example: Mənim aldığım kitab (The book I bought).

How It Works

To form this construction, follow these steps:

  • 1. The Subject: The subject performing the action must be in the genitive case. If using a pronoun, use mənim, sənin, onun, bizim, sizin, onların. Note that these pronouns are often omitted (pro-drop) because the verb suffix already indicates the subject.
  • 2. The Participle: Add the suffix -dıq (following 4-way vowel harmony: -dıq, -dik, -duq, -dük) to the verb stem.
  • 3. The Possessive: You must add a possessive suffix to the verb that matches the person and number of the genitive subject (e.g., -ım for 'my', -ın for 'your', etc.).
  • 4. Consonant Change: When the possessive suffix (which starts with a vowel) is added, the final -q changes to -ğ (or -k to -y). For example: yaz- + -dıq + -ım becomes yazdığım.
  • 5. Word Order: The entire relative clause construction acts as an adjective and must be placed immediately before the noun it modifies.

This pattern is used for both past and present contexts. For future relative clauses, use the -acaq/-əcək relative pattern instead.

Examples (4)

  1. Mənim oxuduğum kitab çox maraqlıdır.

    The book that I am reading (or read) is very interesting.

    Word by Word: My read-ing-my book very interesting-is.

    Here, 'oxuduğum' (read + dıq + ım) modifies 'kitab'. The subject 'mənim' is in the genitive case.

  2. Anamın bişirdiyi xörəyi hamı bəyəndi.

    Everyone liked the meal that my mother cooked.

    Word by Word: My mother's cook-ed-her meal-acc everyone liked.

    The subject 'anamın' (my mother) is genitive, and the verb 'bişirdiyi' has the 3rd person possessive suffix.

  3. Sənin dediyin sözləri unutmayacağam.

    I will not forget the words that you said.

    Word by Word: Your say-ing-your words-acc I will not forget.

    Note how 'dediyin' comes from 'demək'. The 'k' changes to 'y' before the possessive suffix '-in'.

  4. Bizim getdiyimiz restoran bağlandı.

    The restaurant we used to go to (or went to) closed.

    Word by Word: Our go-ing-our restaurant closed.

    This shows the pattern can describe a habitual place or a specific past event.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the nominative case for the subject instead of the genitive.

    Aysel aldığı hədiyyə gözəldir.
    Ayselin aldığı hədiyyə gözəldir.

    In this relative clause construction, the subject ('Aysel') must take the genitive suffix '-in'.

  • Forgetting the possessive suffix on the verb.

    Mənim oxuduq kitab masadadır.
    Mənim oxuduğum kitab masadadır.

    The verb must have a possessive suffix that agrees with the subject (mənim -> -ım).

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Genitive Noun + -dığıLevel 4Genitive-subject Relative Clause

Learn This First

To understand the genitive-subject relative clause, you must first be familiar with the basic genitive-possessive construction (noun phrases). This pattern functions like a possessive phrase where the 'possessor' is the subject of the action and the 'possessed' is the verb turned into a participle using the -dıq suffix, which must agree with the subject using possessive endings.

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