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Questions & Answers about Yemeğe acı biberi ekledim.
Why is the subject missing in the sentence "Yemeğe acı biberi ekledim."?
In Turkish, the subject is often omitted because the verb ending already conveys the person. The form ekledim implies "I added," so including ben (“I”) is unnecessary.
What is the function of the suffix in yemeğe?
The word yemeğe comes from yemek (“meal” or “food”) with the dative suffix -e (yielding -a in vowel harmony). This suffix indicates direction or target, meaning "to the meal/food."
Why is acı biberi used instead of just acı biber?
The suffix -i in biberi marks the accusative case, which is used for definite direct objects. This tells us that a specific hot pepper was added.
How is the past tense expressed in the verb ekledim?
The verb stem ekle- (meaning “to add”) takes the suffix -dim for the past tense in the first person singular. Thus, ekledim means "I added."
How does the word order in this sentence compare with typical English sentence structure?
Turkish generally follows a Subject-Object-Verb structure. In this sentence, the subject (implied by the verb) is dropped, the object (acı biberi) comes before the verb (ekledim), which contrasts with English’s Subject-Verb-Object order.