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Questions & Answers about Fabrika araba üretiyor.
What is the word order in this sentence, and how does it differ from English?
Turkish typically follows a Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) order. In the sentence Fabrika araba üretiyor., fabrika (factory) is the subject, araba (car) is the object, and üretiyor (is producing) is the verb. This contrasts with English’s usual Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order.
Why are there no articles like “a” or “the” before fabrika and araba?
Turkish does not use articles. Nouns appear in their bare form regardless of whether they are definite or indefinite. The meaning of definiteness is usually inferred from context rather than being marked by a specific word.
Why isn’t the object araba marked with an accusative case ending?
In Turkish, direct objects take an accusative suffix (such as -yı, -yi, -yü, or -yu) only when they are definite or specific. In this sentence, araba is used in a generic or indefinite sense, so no accusative marker is necessary.
What tense is the verb üretiyor, and how is it formed?
The verb üretiyor is in the present continuous tense. It is formed from the verb stem üret- (“to produce”) with the addition of the continuous suffix -iyor, indicating an action that is currently ongoing.
Why is there no explicit subject pronoun (like “it” or “the factory”) mentioned in the sentence?
Turkish frequently omits subject pronouns because the verb endings already indicate the person and number of the subject. In üretiyor, the suffix shows that the action is being performed by a third-person singular subject, making an explicit pronoun unnecessary.