Questions & Answers about İkinci tiradı biraz yavaş oku.
Why is it tiradı and not just tirad?
Because tiradı is the definite direct object form.
In Turkish, if a direct object is specific or definite, it usually takes the accusative ending.
Here:
- tirad = monologue / tirade
- tiradı = the monologue / that specific monologue
So İkinci tiradı means the second monologue, not just a second monologue in a vague sense.
The final -ı is the accusative suffix here.
What does ikinci mean, and does it change form?
İkinci means second.
It is an ordinal number, like:
- bir = one
- birinci = first
- iki = two
- ikinci = second
In this sentence, ikinci directly describes tiradı, so ikinci tiradı means the second monologue.
As an adjective, ikinci does not change for number or gender, since Turkish does not have grammatical gender and adjectives do not agree the way they do in some European languages.
Why is oku used here? What form is it?