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Questions & Answers about Basınç artıyor.
Why is there no article like the or a before basınç?
Turkish has no separate words for the or a/an. Nouns stand alone: Basınç simply means pressure. Definiteness is shown by context or by adding case endings to direct objects, but subjects don’t take an article.
What does the suffix -iyor in artıyor indicate?
The -iyor suffix is the present continuous (progressive) tense marker. art- (the root “to increase”) + -ıyor gives artıyor, literally “is increasing” or “is rising.”
How would I form the negative of Basınç artıyor?
Insert the negative marker -m- between the root and the tense suffix.
art- + -m- + -ıyor → artmıyor
So Basınç artmıyor means “Pressure is not rising.”
How can I turn this into a yes/no question?
Add the question particle -mu (with appropriate vowel harmony) after the verb phrase:
Basınç artıyor mu?
That means “Is the pressure rising?”
Why is the verb root art- and not just ar-?