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Questions & Answers about Ben cevap bekliyorum.
What does each word in Ben cevap bekliyorum mean?
Ben means I.
Cevap means answer or response.
Bekliyorum is the first-person singular present continuous form of beklemek, meaning am waiting or am expecting.
Why is the subject pronoun Ben included even though Turkish often omits it?
Turkish is a pro-drop language, meaning the verb’s conjugation usually makes the subject clear. However, Ben can be added for clarity or emphasis—to explicitly stress that I am doing the waiting.
What tense is expressed in bekliyorum and how is it formed?
Bekliyorum is in the present continuous tense. It is formed by taking the verb stem bekle- and adding the appropriate personal suffix -yorum for the first-person singular, indicating an action that is currently in progress.
Why is cevap not marked with an accusative suffix (like cevabı) even though it’s the direct object?