Ben akşam pizza yiyorum.

I am eating pizza in the evening.

Breakdown of Ben akşam pizza yiyorum.

• ben: I
• yemek: to eat
• akşam: evening
• pizza: the pizza

Questions & Answers about Ben akşam pizza yiyorum.

Why is Ben included at the beginning? Is it necessary?

It isn’t strictly necessary. Turkish verbs carry person information through their endings—yiyorum already tells you “I am eating.” Including Ben adds emphasis or clarifies the subject, especially in contrastive contexts (e.g. “I eat pizza in the evening, not you”).

What is the typical word order here? Why does akşam come before pizza?

The neutral Turkish word order is Subject + Time + Place + Object + Verb. Time expressions like akşam (“in the evening”) normally precede the object to set the temporal context early:
Ben (S) + akşam (Time) + pizza (O) + yiyorum (V).

Why is there no article like “a” or “the” before pizza?

Turkish doesn’t use separate words for “a” or “the.” Definiteness or indefiniteness is shown by context and by whether you add the accusative suffix to objects. Here pizza is indefinite (“some pizza”), so no suffix.

What case is pizza in, and why doesn’t it take an accusative suffix?

pizza is in the bare (unmarked) object form. In Turkish, direct objects that are indefinite or non‐specific do not get the accusative suffix -ı/-i/-u/-ü. If you meant “the pizza” (a specific one), you would say pizzayı.

How is yiyorum formed? What are its parts?

yiyorum breaks down into three pieces:
1) Root yiy- (to eat)
2) Progressive suffix -yor- (continuous aspect; appears as -iyor here due to vowel harmony)
3) First‐person singular ending -um
Put together: yiy + ior + um → yiyorum.

Why is the progressive suffix -iyor (not just -yor)?

The progressive suffix obeys vowel harmony. It can be -ıyor, -iyor, -uyor, or -üyor based on the last vowel of the root. Since yiy- ends in i, you choose -iyor, giving yiyorum.

Why use the present continuous yiyorum instead of the simple present (aorist) yerim?

In Turkish, the present continuous (-yor) can express both an ongoing action and a habitual/near‐future action.
• Ben akşam pizza yiyorum – “I eat pizza in the evenings” (habit or planned routine).
• Ben akşam pizza yerim – “I eat pizza in the evenings” (a general habit with slightly more “timeless” flavor).
The progressive feels more dynamic or “in the process,” even for habits.

Can I move akşam to the end, like Ben pizza yiyorum akşam?

Turkish word order is flexible. Putting akşam at the end can emphasize the time (“It’s in the evening that I eat pizza”), but the neutral, unmarked order is Subject + Time + Object + Verb.