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Questions & Answers about Firma ihracatla büyüyor.
What does firma mean, and why is it used without an article?
Firma means "company" or "firm." In Turkish, there are no articles like "a" or "the," so nouns are used without them.
How is the suffix -la in ihracatla functioning in this sentence?
The suffix -la is an instrumental (or comitative) marker equivalent to the English word with or by. In ihracatla, it indicates that exports are the means or method by which the company is growing.
What tense and aspect is represented by büyüyor, and what does it convey?
Büyüyor is in the present continuous tense, showing that the growth is currently happening. This form conveys an ongoing process rather than a static or completed action.
How does the word order in this Turkish sentence compare to typical English sentence structure?
Turkish sentences usually place the verb at the end. In this sentence, Firma (the subject) comes first, followed by ihracatla (an instrumental/adverbial phrase), and finally büyüyor (the verb). In contrast, English generally follows a subject-verb-object order.
Can ihracatla be separated as ihracat ile, and would that change the meaning?
Yes, ihracatla is essentially a combination of the noun ihracat (exports) and the instrumental marker ile (with). Although it can be conceptually split, Turkish customarily attaches such markers directly to the noun, and doing so does not change the meaning.
Why doesn’t the sentence include an explicit subject pronoun like "it" even though it translates as "The company is growing"?
Turkish often omits subject pronouns when they can be clearly inferred from context or verb conjugation. In this case, firma serves as the subject, and the verb form büyüyor already implies the third-person singular, so no extra pronoun is needed.