Rüzgâr kırıcının yanında kamp sandalyesine oturduk.

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Breakdown of Rüzgâr kırıcının yanında kamp sandalyesine oturduk.

• yanında: next to
• kamp sandalyesi: a camping chair
• rüzgâr kırıcı: a windbreak

Questions & Answers about Rüzgâr kırıcının yanında kamp sandalyesine oturduk.

Why is rüzgâr kırıcının in the -ın form?

Because yanında works with a genitive structure.

Here, yanında literally means at its side:

• yan = side
• yanı = its side
• yanında = at/on/by its side

So the noun before it takes the genitive:

• rüzgâr kırıcı = windbreak / wind blocker
• rüzgâr kırıcının yanında = next to the windbreak

This is a very common Turkish pattern:

• evin yanında = next to the house
• arabanın yanında = next to the car

What exactly is rüzgâr kırıcı?

It is made from:

• rüzgâr = wind
• kırıcı = breaker / something that breaks or blocks

So rüzgâr kırıcı literally means wind breaker/blocker.

In this sentence, it most likely means a windbreak or windscreen used at a campsite or beach, not a jacket. English windbreaker can mean a jacket, but with camp chair and next to, the barrier meaning fits much better.

Why is it kamp sandalyesine and not kamp sandalyesinde?