Learn Hardcore Turkish: Yeni cep telefonu, şeffaf cam tasarımıyla çok dikkat çekiyor. - The new cellphone attracts a lot of attention with its transparent glass design.

Yeni means “new” and cep telefonu literally translates as “pocket telephone,” which is the Turkish way of saying “mobile phone.” Together, they mean “new mobile phone.”

How should I interpret şeffaf cam tasarımıyla?

Şeffaf means “transparent,” cam means “glass,” and tasarım means “design.” The ending -ıyla is an instrumental case suffix that translates to “with.” So the phrase means “with a transparent glass design.”

What does dikkat çekiyor mean, and how is it formed?

Dikkat çekiyor means “is catching attention” or “is eye-catching.” It combines dikkat (“attention”) with the verb çekmek (“to pull/draw”), and the suffix -iyor indicates the present continuous tense. This construction emphasizes that the phone is currently attracting a lot of attention.

How is the sentence structured in terms of word order?

The sentence follows a typical Turkish structure: • The subject is Yeni cep telefonu (“new mobile phone”). • The descriptive phrase şeffaf cam tasarımıyla (“with a transparent glass design”) provides additional information about the phone. • The predicate çok dikkat çekiyor (“is very eye-catching”) comes at the end. This order—with the subject first and the predicate at the end—is common in Turkish.

What role does the comma play in this sentence?

The comma after Yeni cep telefonu separates the main subject from the descriptive phrase şeffaf cam tasarımıyla. It creates a pause that helps clarify that the following information is an extra detail about the phone’s design.