Kuzen sinemaya gidiyor.

to go

Breakdown of Kuzen sinemaya gidiyor.

• sinema: the cinema
• -ya: to
• kuzen: the cousin

Questions & Answers about Kuzen sinemaya gidiyor.

What does kuzen mean, and does it specify gender?

Kuzen means cousin in English. It is a gender-neutral term in Turkish, so it can refer to either a male or female cousin without implying a specific gender.

Why is there no subject pronoun like he or she in the sentence Kuzen sinemaya gidiyor?

In Turkish, subject pronouns are often omitted because the verb conjugation already indicates the subject. The form gidiyor clearly shows a third-person singular subject, making an explicit pronoun unnecessary unless emphasis is needed.

What does the suffix in sinemaya indicate?

The suffix -ya attached to sinema is a dative case marker, which denotes movement toward a destination. In this case, it indicates to the cinema.

Why is gidiyor translated as is going rather than simply goes?

Turkish present tense can express both habitual actions and ongoing actions. Although gidiyor might sometimes be translated as goes in habitual contexts, here, based on context, it is best understood as describing an ongoing action—hence is going.

How does the structure of this Turkish sentence differ from its English equivalent?