Puan tablosu duvarda asılı.

Puan tablosu is a Turkish noun compound meaning scoreboard or literally points table/chart.

In this kind of compound:

• the first noun stays bare: puan = point, score
• the second noun takes the 3rd person possessive ending: tablo → tablosu

So:

• puan tablosu = score table / scoreboard

This is a very common pattern in Turkish:

• otobüs durağı = bus stop
• yatak odası = bedroom
• telefon numarası = phone number

Why -su? Because tablo ends in a vowel, so the possessive ending appears with a buffer consonant and vowel harmony: tablo + su → tablosu.

Grammatically, it contains the same ending as a 3rd person possessive, but in a noun compound like this, it usually does not mean actual possession in the English sense.

So puan tablosu does not usually mean its score table. It just means scoreboard / score chart / points table as a fixed compound.

This is one of the things English speakers often have to get used to in Turkish: a possessive-looking ending is often just part of the normal way compounds are formed.

Duvarda means on the wall or at the wall, depending on context.

It comes from:

• duvar = wall
• -da = locative suffix, meaning in / on / at

So:

• duvar = wall
• duvarda = on the wall

The suffix is -da / -de / -ta / -te depending on vowel harmony and consonant voicing. Here it is -da.

Examples:

• evde = at home / in the house
• masada = on the table
• okulda = at school

Asılı is an adjective-like form meaning hanging or hung up.

So Puan tablosu duvarda asılı means something like:

• The scoreboard is hanging on the wall
• The scoreboard is hung on the wall

It describes the state of the object, not the action in progress.

Compare:

• asmak = to hang (something)
• asıyor = is hanging / is putting up
• asmış = has hung / put up
• asılı = hanging, suspended, hung up

So in this sentence, the scoreboard is being described as being in a hanging state.

Yes. Turkish often leaves out the verb to be in the present tense.

So:

• Puan tablosu duvarda asılı. literally works like
• The scoreboard on-the-wall hanging.

Natural English:

• The scoreboard is hanging on the wall.

In Turkish, present-tense equational sentences often have no separate word for is:

• O öğrenci. = He/She is a student.
• Ev büyük. = The house is big.
• Puan tablosu duvarda asılı. = The scoreboard is hanging on the wall.

Here, asılı functions like an adjective or a predicate adjective.

It describes the condition of puan tablosu:

• puan tablosu = subject
• duvarda = location
• asılı = hanging / suspended

So the sentence structure is basically:

• [subject] + [location] + [state/description]

This is very common in Turkish:

• Kapı açık. = The door is open.
• Kitap masada. = The book is on the table.
• Resim duvarda asılı. = The picture is hanging on the wall.

Yes, Turkish word order is flexible, but this order is very natural.

This sentence has:

• Puan tablosu = the scoreboard
• duvarda = on the wall
• asılı = hanging

Putting asılı at the end feels especially natural because Turkish often puts the main predicate at the end.

Possible variations can exist for emphasis:

• Duvarda puan tablosu asılı.
• Asılı olan puan tablosu duvarda. (more marked / different structure)

But Puan tablosu duvarda asılı is a straightforward, neutral way to say it.

Duvarda only tells you the location: on the wall / at the wall.

It does not tell you how the thing is there.

For example, something duvarda might be:

• hanging
• painted on it
• attached to it
• leaning against it, depending on context

Adding asılı makes the meaning more specific: the scoreboard is hanging / suspended on the wall.

So:

• Puan tablosu duvarda. = The scoreboard is on the wall.
• Puan tablosu duvarda asılı. = The scoreboard is hanging on the wall.

It can correspond to either, depending on how you translate it naturally.

In context, asılı describes a resulting state, so English might say:

• is hanging
• is hung
• is hung up

English usually prefers is hanging in everyday speech, but grammatically the Turkish word is often closer to a state/result than to an ongoing action.

So the important thing is:

• asılı = in a hanging position/state

Turkish does not have definite and indefinite articles like English the and a/an.

So puan tablosu can be interpreted from context as:

• the scoreboard
• a scoreboard
• sometimes just scoreboard

In a simple descriptive sentence like this, English often uses the if both speaker and listener know which item is meant:

• The scoreboard is hanging on the wall.

But Turkish does not need a separate word for that.

You usually know from context.

Turkish often leaves definiteness to the situation. In this sentence, if the speaker is talking about a particular scoreboard in the room, English would usually translate it as the scoreboard.

If the sentence appeared in isolation, puan tablosu itself does not force a strong distinction between a scoreboard and the scoreboard the way English does.

Context, emphasis, and surrounding sentences usually make it clear.

Yes. Tablo has a broad range of meanings depending on context, including:

• table
• chart
• board
• display
• panel

So puan tablosu can be translated in different ways depending on the situation:

• scoreboard
• score chart
• points table

If the object is physically hanging on a wall, scoreboard is often the most natural English choice.

A rough pronunciation guide:

• Puan ≈ poo-AHN
• tablosu ≈ tah-BLO-su
• duvarda ≈ doo-VAR-da
• asılı ≈ ah-suh-LUH

A few useful notes:

• r in Turkish is usually lightly tapped
• ı is not English ee; it is a neutral vowel somewhat like the vowel in the second syllable of sofa, but without lip rounding
• stress often falls toward the end of many words, though compounds and suffixes can affect this

So the whole sentence is roughly: poo-AHN tah-BLO-su doo-VAR-da ah-suh-LUH

Not in the same meaning.

• duvarda = on the wall / at the wall → location
• duvara = to the wall → direction

So:

• Puan tablosu duvarda asılı. = The scoreboard is hanging on the wall.
• Puan tablosunu duvara astı. = He/She hung the scoreboard on the wall.

Use duvarda for the existing location/state. Use duvara when something is being moved or attached to the wall.

You would use the verb asmak = to hang (something up).

Examples:

• Puan tablosunu duvara astı. = He/She hung the scoreboard on the wall.
• Puan tablosunu duvara asıyor. = He/She is hanging the scoreboard on the wall.

Notice the differences:

• puan tablosu = the scoreboard as subject
• puan tablosunu = the scoreboard as direct object
• duvara = to the wall
• asılı = hanging, in a hung state

So your original sentence is about state, while these versions are about action.