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Questions & Answers about Yatırımcı projeyi inceliyor.
What is the meaning of the sentence "Yatırımcı projeyi inceliyor"?
The sentence means "The investor is examining the project." Here, yatırımcı stands for "investor," projeyi means "the project" with a definite object marker, and inceliyor is the present continuous form of the verb incelemek, meaning "is examining."
How does Turkish indicate that the object is definite in this sentence?
Turkish marks definite direct objects by adding the accusative suffix. In projeyi, the suffix -yi is attached to proje to show that it is a specific, definite project. Without this suffix, the object would be interpreted as indefinite.
What is the grammatical structure or word order of the sentence "Yatırımcı projeyi inceliyor"?
The sentence follows the typical Turkish Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) word order. Yatırımcı is the subject, projeyi is the object, and inceliyor is the verb, coming at the end of the sentence.
How is the present continuous tense formed in the verb inceliyor?
The present continuous tense in Turkish is formed by adding the suffix -iyor (or a variant that follows vowel harmony) to the verb stem. In inceliyor, the base verb incele- receives -iyor to indicate that the action of examining is ongoing.
Is it necessary to have an explicit subject marker on the verb, and how is the subject indicated in this sentence?
No, it is not necessary to have an explicit subject marker attached to the verb in Turkish. The subject is clearly stated as yatırımcı at the beginning of the sentence, so the verb inceliyor simply agrees contextually without additional subject marking.