Learn Hardcore Turkish: Misafir evde dinleniyor.

• Misafir means guest.
• Evde is made of ev (house/home) and the locative suffix -de, which means "at home".
• Dinleniyor is the present continuous form of dinlenmek (to rest) and means "is resting".

Why is there no subject pronoun like "he" or "she" explicitly mentioned in the sentence?

Turkish is a pro-drop language, meaning that subject pronouns can be omitted when the verb ending already indicates the subject. In dinleniyor, the suffix implies a third-person singular subject, which in this context refers back to misafir (the guest).

How is the present continuous tense formed in the word "dinleniyor"?

The present continuous tense in Turkish is generally created by adding the suffix -iyor to the verb stem. Here, the stem dinlen- (from dinlenmek, "to rest") takes the suffix, forming dinleniyor, meaning "is resting".

What role does the locative form "evde" play in the sentence?

The word evde consists of ev ("house/home") with the locative suffix -de, which indicates location. It tells us where the action is occurring—in this case, at home.