Tanrı her şeyi bilir.

every

Breakdown of Tanrı her şeyi bilir.

• şey: the thing
• bilmek: to know
• tanrı: God; a god

Questions & Answers about Tanrı her şeyi bilir.

Why is the verb at the end in Tanrı her şeyi bilir?

Because Turkish usually uses Subject–Object–Verb word order.

So:

• Tanrı = subject
• her şeyi = object
• bilir = verb

A very literal word-for-word order is:

God everything knows

This is one of the first big word-order differences English speakers notice. Turkish can change the order for emphasis, but the neutral/default order is usually verb-last.

What does her şeyi mean exactly?

Her şey means everything or literally every thing.

• her = every
• şey = thing

When it becomes the direct object of the verb here, it takes the accusative ending, so:

• her şey = everything
• her şeyi = everything (as the definite direct object)

So in this sentence, her şeyi bilir means knows everything.

Why is it her şeyi and not just her şey?