Bu raporda eksik bölüm var.

to be

Breakdown of Bu raporda eksik bölüm var.

• bu: this
• rapor: the report
• -da: in

Questions & Answers about Bu raporda eksik bölüm var.

What does Bu raporda mean, and why is rapor followed by -da?

Bu means this (demonstrative), rapor is report, and -da is the locative suffix indicating in/at. So Bu raporda literally means in this report.

How do we break down eksik bölüm var into its parts, and what does it literally express?

It breaks down as:

• eksik = missing/incomplete (adjective)
• bölüm = section/chapter (noun, nominative)
• var = there is/there are (existential verb)
  Literally, eksik bölüm var means a missing section exists.

Why is eksik placed before bölüm, and how do adjectives function in Turkish?

In Turkish, adjectives always precede the noun they modify. So eksik bölüm is missing section, not section missing.

Why does bölüm have no case suffix like -ü? How do you indicate plural here?