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Questions & Answers about Sporcu hızlı koşuyor.
What does sporcu mean?
Sporcu translates as athlete in English. It refers to a person who participates in sports.
How is the verb koşuyor formed and what tense does it represent?
The verb koşuyor comes from the stem koş- (meaning to run) with the present continuous suffix -uyor added. This formation indicates an ongoing action, so koşuyor means is running.
How does hızlı function in this sentence? Is it considered an adjective or an adverb?
Although hızlı is an adjective meaning fast, in this sentence it functions adverbially. In Turkish, adjectives can directly modify verbs without any change in form, so hızlı describes the manner in which the running is taking place.
Why is there no explicit subject pronoun accompanying koşuyor?
Turkish verbs include subject information within their conjugated forms. The suffix on koşuyor already indicates a third-person singular subject matching sporcu, which makes an explicit subject pronoun unnecessary.
What is the word order in Sporcu hızlı koşuyor, and how does it compare to English?
The sentence follows a Subject–Adverb–Verb order: sporcu (subject), hızlı (adverb modifying the verb), then koşuyor (verb). While English typically employs a Subject–Verb–Adverb structure, Turkish often places modifiers like hızlı before the verb, and overall word order tends to be more flexible.
Why doesn’t sporcu carry an article or any case ending like in English?
Turkish does not have articles equivalent to English the or a/an, and nouns in their nominative form (as used for subjects) appear without additional endings. Thus, sporcu remains unchanged, clearly conveying its meaning as athlete.