Breakdown of Yeni koltuk evin konforunu artırdı.
ev
the house
yeni
new
artırmak
to increase
koltuk
the armchair
konfor
the comfort
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Questions & Answers about Yeni koltuk evin konforunu artırdı.
What role does Yeni play in the sentence?
Yeni is an adjective meaning new. It modifies koltuk, specifying that the couch (or chair) is new.
How is possession indicated in the phrases evin and konforunu?
The noun ev (house) takes the genitive suffix -in to become evin, which means “of the house.” Then konfor (comfort) not only shows possession (referring to the house’s comfort) but also takes the accusative suffix -u, forming konforunu. This marks it as the definite object of the verb.
Why does the object konfor change to konforunu in this sentence?
In Turkish, definite direct objects are marked with an accusative suffix. Konfor becomes konforunu to indicate that the comfort (in this case, the house’s comfort) is the specific thing being increased.
What does artırdı mean, and how is it conjugated?
Artırdı is the past tense, third person singular form of artırmak (to increase). The suffix -dı indicates a past action performed by a singular subject.
How does the word order in Yeni koltuk evin konforunu artırdı compare with typical English sentence structure?
Turkish normally follows a subject–object–verb (SOV) order. In this sentence, Yeni koltuk is the subject, evin konforunu is the object, and artırdı is the verb placed at the end. In English, the order is usually subject–verb–object (SVO), so the corresponding sentence would be “The new couch increased the comfort of the house.”