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Questions & Answers about Bugün para çekmek istiyor.
Why is there no word for he or she in this sentence?
Turkish often drops subject pronouns when they are understood from the verb ending or from context.
In Bugün para çekmek istiyor, the verb istiyor tells you the subject is third-person singular, so the sentence can mean:
- he wants to withdraw money today
- she wants to withdraw money today
- sometimes even it wants..., depending on context
Turkish usually does not mark gender, so he and she are the same unless the context makes it clear.
How do we know who the subject is?
The verb form istiyor shows the subject is singular third person.
Compare:
- istiyorum = I want
- istiyorsun = you want
- istiyor = he/she wants
- istiyoruz = we want
So even though there is no separate pronoun, the verb gives you grammatical information about the subject.
Why is çekmek in the -mek form?