Kamera kaydı trafik işaretini gösteriyor.

Because kamera kaydı is a Turkish noun compound, meaning something like camera recording or camera footage.

In this kind of compound:

• the first noun stays plain: kamera
• the second noun usually takes the 3rd-person possessive ending: kayıt → kaydı

So the structure is:

• kamera = camera
• kayıt = recording, record
• kamera kaydı = camera recording / camera footage

The change from t to d happens because a vowel-initial suffix is added:

• kayıt
  • -ı → kaydı

This consonant change is very common in Turkish.

This word group has two layers:

1. A noun compound:

   • trafik işareti = traffic sign

2. An accusative ending added to that compound:

   • trafik işaretini = the traffic sign (as the direct object)

So the full breakdown is:

• trafik = traffic
• işaret = sign
• işareti = sign of / sign used as the second part of a compound
• işaretini = the sign, marked as the object

The -n- is a buffer consonant used before case endings after this kind of possessive form.

Because it is the definite direct object of the verb.

The verb göstermek means to show, and here the thing being shown is the traffic sign, so Turkish marks it with the accusative.

Compare:

• trafik işareti gösteriyor = shows a traffic sign / is showing traffic signs
• trafik işaretini gösteriyor = shows the traffic sign

In this sentence, the speaker has a specific sign in mind, so the accusative is used.

Gösteriyor comes from the verb göstermek, meaning to show.

Its structure is:

• göster- = show
• -iyor = present continuous / progressive

So gösteriyor means:

• is showing
• or sometimes simply shows, depending on context

In Turkish, the -iyor form is very common for actions happening now, but it is also often used in descriptions of what something on a screen, photo, video, or recording shows.

Because Turkish normally uses subject–object–verb word order.

Here:

• Kamera kaydı = subject
• trafik işaretini = object
• gösteriyor = verb

So the sentence follows a very typical Turkish pattern:

• Subject + Object + Verb

English usually prefers Subject + Verb + Object, so this is one of the most noticeable differences for English speakers.

Turkish does not have articles exactly like English the and a.

Instead, Turkish often shows definiteness through:

• context
• word order
• case endings, especially the accusative

In this sentence, trafik işaretini is definite because of the accusative ending.

If Turkish wants to say a/an, it can use bir:

• bir trafik işareti = a traffic sign

But in your sentence, no article is needed.

Yes. Both are examples of very common Turkish noun compounds.

• kamera kaydı = camera recording
• trafik işareti = traffic sign

In both cases:

• the first noun modifies the second
• the second noun takes a possessive-type ending

This is a standard way Turkish builds compound nouns, and it is extremely useful to recognize because you will see it everywhere.

Yes, Turkish word order is flexible, although the verb usually stays at the end.

For example:

• Kamera kaydı trafik işaretini gösteriyor.
• Trafik işaretini kamera kaydı gösteriyor.

Both are grammatical, but the emphasis changes.

• The original version is neutral.
• Moving trafik işaretini to the front gives it more emphasis, like It’s the traffic sign that the camera recording shows.

So the meaning stays basically the same, but the focus can shift.

Yes. Very often, kamera kaydı is best understood naturally as camera footage or video footage, not just a literal record.

That is because Turkish often uses kayıt in contexts involving:

• security cameras
• phone recordings
• audio/video capture
• stored footage

So even though the grammar is straightforward, the most natural English meaning may be something like camera footage shows the traffic sign.