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Questions & Answers about Satış oranı artıyor.
What does each word in Satış oranı artıyor. mean?
Satış means sales; oranı means ratio or rate and includes a possessive/definite suffix, so it denotes the sales ratio; artıyor is the verb meaning is increasing in the present continuous tense. Together, the sentence translates to "The sales ratio is increasing."
How does the suffix -ı in oranı work in this context?
In Turkish, the noun oran means ratio, and the suffix -ı is attached to indicate possession and definiteness. In this case, it links oran with satış (sales) to mean "sales ratio"—in other words, the ratio belonging to or associated with sales. This form is typical in Turkish compound noun phrases.
What tense is used in artıyor, and how is it formed?
The form artıyor is in the present continuous tense. It’s formed by taking the verb root art- (meaning to increase) and adding the -ıyor suffix, which expresses that the action is happening right now—in other words, "is increasing."
Why does the sentence not include a separate word for "is" like in English?
Turkish verb conjugations inherently express both the subject and the tense. The suffix -ıyor in artıyor already implies that the action is taking place continuously. Therefore, an extra linking verb equivalent to the English "is" is unnecessary.
What is the typical word order in Turkish, and how does this sentence illustrate it?
Turkish generally follows a Subject-Object-Verb word order. In Satış oranı artıyor., "Satış oranı" (sales ratio) serves as the subject (or a complete noun phrase), and "artıyor" (is increasing) comes at the end as the verb. This arrangement differs from English, where the linking verb is explicitly stated between the subject and the main verb.