Word
Büyüteç masanın altında bulundu.
Meaning
The magnifying glass was found under the table.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Büyüteç masanın altında bulundu.
masa
the table
altında
under
bulunmak
to be found
büyüteç
a magnifying glass
Questions & Answers about Büyüteç masanın altında bulundu.
Why is it masanın and not just masa?
Because Turkish usually uses the genitive + possessed form pattern with words like üst (top), alt (bottom/under), iç (inside), ön (front), and arka (back).
So:
- masa = table
- masanın = of the table / the table’s
- altı = its underside / the area under it
- masanın altı = the underside of the table / the area under the table
Then the locative ending is added:
- masanın altında = under the table
So masanın is required because altında is part of a possessed structure, not just a simple postposition.
What exactly is altında made of?