Questions & Answers about Üçüncü katta yaşıyorum.
Üçüncü means third.
It comes from the number üç (three) plus the ordinal suffix -üncü. Turkish uses different versions of this suffix depending on vowel harmony:
- bir → birinci = first
- iki → ikinci = second
- üç → üçüncü = third
- dört → dördüncü = fourth
So üçüncü kat literally means third floor.
In Turkish, words that describe a noun usually come before the noun, just like in English.
So:
- üçüncü kat = third floor
Then the location ending is added to the noun:
- kat = floor
- katta = on the floor / on the level
So the full phrase is:
- üçüncü katta = on the third floor
The ordinal üçüncü stays unchanged; the case ending goes on the main noun kat.