Word
Mühendis yeni plan yapıyor.
Meaning
The engineer is making a new plan.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Mühendis yeni plan yapıyor.
What does Mühendis mean, and why isn’t there an article before it?
Mühendis translates to engineer in English. Turkish does not use articles like the or a, so nouns appear without them.
How is the phrase yeni plan structured, and what does each word represent?
How is the present continuous tense formed in this sentence?
The verb yapmak (to do/make) is modified by the present continuous suffix -iyor to become yapıyor, which means is doing/making. This suffix is added to the verb stem and reflects the ongoing nature of the action as well as agreeing with the subject.
Why isn’t the direct object plan marked with an accusative suffix?
In Turkish, a direct object takes an accusative suffix (such as -ı/-i/-u/-ü) when it is definite or specifically identifiable. Since yeni plan is indefinite (meaning “a new plan”), no accusative marker is used. If it were a specific or previously mentioned plan, you might see planı instead.
What is the typical word order in Turkish, and how does it compare to English in this sentence?