"Cildimi seviyorum."

Translation: I love my skin.

[gerbil67]

does deri have the same meaning = skin? or does cilt in this context actually mean "ı love my complexion"

[AlexinNotTurkey]

They are the same :)

[ufukyayla]

Cilt is only usable for human skin. Deri is usable for animals and human skins. nonetheless if you are talking about human skin, you should to say "cilt".

[Selcen_Ozturk]

cilt and deri are synonymous but somehow not always interchangeable. "derimi seviyorum" is really strange

[AlexinNotTurkey]

Good to know. We are all learning together :D

[gerbil67]

taa very much! can you swap all yours for me .. şaka şaka!

[miia_k]

How about "ten"? I saw it used as "ten rengi"? "Cildim beyaz" or "tenim beyaz"? Are they equal if talking about skin colour?

[ilknr1]

Yes, they are equal.

[StankaVitlov]

This sentence could be more interesting if you had said something like : my skin is pale, my skin is sensitive, my skin burns easily... seviyorum is just ordinary

[IoannisJoh]

why this consonant transformation here cilt -> cildimi

[Denizfru]

Magánhangzóval kezdődő toldalékok előtt 4 szóvégi mássalhangzó megváltozik (Before the suffixes starting with a vowel, 4 consecutive consonants change):
k → ğ çocuk (gyerek) çocuğ-um (gyerekem)
p → b kitap (könyv) kitab-ım (könyvem)
t → d dert (bánat) derd-im (bánatom)
ç → c ağaç (fa) ağac-ım (fám)

[padm915118]

Confused as to put cildimin or cildimi, can some clarify?
Does cildimin mean of my or for my skin?

[Eva242549]

I think it means "of my skin". You need cildimi here because it is accusative, being the direct object of "I like/love".