Ben televizyonun sesini ayarlıyorum.

I am adjusting the TV volume.

Breakdown of Ben televizyonun sesini ayarlıyorum.

• ben: I
• ayarlamak: to adjust
• televizyon: the television
• ses: the volume

Questions & Answers about Ben televizyonun sesini ayarlıyorum.

Why does televizyon become televizyonun here?

In Turkish, when one noun “owns” or is related to another, the possessor takes a genitive suffix. So televizyonun means “of the television” or “the television’s.” The genitive suffix is -in/-ın/-un/-ün, chosen by vowel harmony; here -un attaches to televizyon.

Why do we see sesini instead of just ses?

Two things happen to ses (“sound” or “volume”):

1. It’s possessed by the television, so it needs a possessive suffix for third person (-i/-ı/-u/-ü).
2. It’s a definite object (we’re talking about “the volume” of that TV), so it takes the accusative case, which also uses -i/-ı/-u/-ü.
   Because both roles use the same vowel-harmonized form, we get ses
   • -i → sesini.

Can you break down ayarlıyorum for me?

Certainly. ayarlıyorum =
• root ayarla- “to adjust/set”
• continuous aspect -yor- (present progressive)
• first-person singular ending -um
So ayarla + yor + um = ayarlıyorum, meaning “I am adjusting.”

Is Ben necessary at the beginning, or can it be dropped?

You can drop Ben because Turkish verbs carry subject information in their endings. -um on ayarlıyorum already tells you the subject is “I.” Including Ben is optional and often used only for emphasis or clarity.

Why does the verb come at the end: Ben televizyonun sesini ayarlıyorum?

Turkish generally follows Subject–Object–Verb (SOV) order. That means your subject (Ben), then object (televizyonun sesini), then the verb (ayarlıyorum). You can shuffle elements for emphasis, but the default is SOV.

Why are there two suffixes back-to-back in televizyonun sesini (the -un and the -i)—isn’t that confusing?

It reflects two different relationships:
• -un on televizyon marks the genitive (the possessor).
• -i on ses marks both the possessive (its sound) and the accusative (definite object).
In Turkish it’s normal to stack suffixes, each serving its own grammatical function.