Reji bu provada değişti.

In this context, reji usually means direction, staging, or directorial setup, especially in theater, TV, or film contexts.

So in Reji bu provada değişti, reji is not a person. It refers to how the scene or production is being directed or staged.

A learner might expect a more familiar word, but reji is a standard borrowed word in Turkish in performing arts and media.

Bu provada means in this rehearsal.

Breakdown:

• bu = this
• prova = rehearsal
• -da = the locative ending, meaning in / at / during

So:

• bu prova = this rehearsal
• bu provada = in this rehearsal

In natural English, this could also be understood as during this rehearsal, depending on context.

This is because Turkish adds case endings directly to nouns, and the form of the ending changes according to vowel harmony and consonant harmony.

The locative suffix has four common forms:

• -da
• -de
• -ta
• -te

Here we get -da because:

1. prova has the back vowel a, so the suffix uses a rather than e
2. prova ends in a vowel, so the consonant is d, not t

So:

• prova + da = provada

Değişti is the past tense form of değişmek, which means to change.

Breakdown:

• değiş- = change
• -ti = past tense marker

So değişti means changed.

It is third person singular, and in Turkish third person singular usually has no extra personal ending here. So değişti by itself can mean:

• he changed
• she changed
• it changed

In this sentence, it means it changed, referring to reji.

Here it means changed, not was changed.

That is an important difference.

• değişmek = to change / to become different
• değiştirmek = to change something
• değiştirildi = was changed

So Reji bu provada değişti means the staging/direction changed.

If you wanted to say that someone changed the staging, Turkish would usually use a causative or passive structure, such as a form of değiştirmek.

Turkish does not have a definite article like English the.

So reji can mean:

• the direction
• the staging
• sometimes just direction/staging, depending on context

Likewise, bu provada already means in this rehearsal, so Turkish does not need a separate word like the.

The context tells you whether the noun is definite.

No, Turkish word order is flexible, although some orders sound more neutral than others.

This sentence is understandable as:

• Reji bu provada değişti.

But you could also say:

• Bu provada reji değişti.

That version may sound a bit more natural to many learners because it starts with the time/place expression in this rehearsal and then gives the subject.

In Turkish, changing the word order often changes focus or emphasis, not the basic meaning.

Because prova is a common noun, not a proper noun.

In Turkish, apostrophes are generally used before suffixes added to proper names and certain special items, for example:

• Ankara’da
• Ahmet’in

But with ordinary nouns, Turkish writes the suffix attached directly:

• provada
• kitapta
• evde

So prova'da would be incorrect.

That is a very common question.

In değişti, the ğ usually does not sound like a strong consonant. In many cases, it either lengthens the vowel before it or creates a smooth transition.

A rough pronunciation guide:

• değişti sounds approximately like de-ish-ti or dee-ish-ti, depending on accent and speed

The important thing is:

• do not pronounce ğ like a hard g
• keep the pronunciation smooth

Also:

• ş = sh
• so değişti contains the sound sh

Yes. Turkish words can be context-dependent, and reji has had other meanings historically. But in a sentence with prova (rehearsal), the most likely meaning is related to theater or production.

So in this sentence, a learner should understand reji as something like:

• the staging
• the direction
• the directorial plan

The nearby word prova makes that interpretation very clear.