Learn Hardcore Turkish: Nevresimin temiz kokusu sabahları uyanmayı kolaylaştırıyor. - The clean scent of my bedsheet makes waking up easier in the mornings.

In Turkish a possessed noun phrase needs two things:
• The possessor (nevresim, duvet cover) takes the genitive suffix -in → nevresimin (of the duvet cover)
• The possessed noun (koku, smell) takes the possessive suffix -su for 3rd-person singular → kokusu
Combined, nevresimin temiz kokusu = the clean smell of the duvet cover

What role does temiz play, and why doesn’t it have any suffix?

temiz is an adjective modifying koku (smell). Adjectives in Turkish precede nouns and remain uninflected; they don’t take case or possessive endings

What does sabahları mean, and how is it formed?

sabahları = sabah (morning) + -lar (plural) + -ı (time-accusative)
It functions as an adverbial phrase: in the mornings or every morning. The plural -lar indicates repetition and -ı marks a definite time when something happens

Why is uyanmayı used here instead of simply uyanmak?

To use a verb action as a noun, Turkish adds the infinitive suffix -mak. Then, because kolaylaştırmak requires a specific direct object, the nominalized verb takes the accusative suffix -yı (== -i with vowel harmony), giving uyanmayı = the act of waking up as an object

How is the verb kolaylaştırıyor constructed, and what does -yor mean?

Break it down:
• kolay = easy
• -laştır = causative suffix (make …) → kolaylaştır- = make easy
• -ıyor = present continuous tense marker → kolaylaştırıyor = is making (something) easier

Could we use the simple present kolaylaştırır instead of kolaylaştırıyor, and what’s the nuance?

Yes. kolaylaştırır (simple present) expresses a general or habitual truth; kolaylaştırıyor (present continuous) emphasizes an ongoing action or current effect. Both can convey that something makes waking up easier

Why are there no pronouns like ben or sen in this sentence?

Turkish often omits personal pronouns when they’re clear from context or verb endings. Here the subject is explicitly nevresimin temiz kokusu, and uyanmayı is generic, so no extra pronoun is needed

What is the usual word order in this sentence?

The default order in Turkish is: Subject + (time adverbial) + object + verb
In our example:
• Subject = nevresimin temiz kokusu
• Time = sabahları
• Object = uyanmayı
• Verb = kolaylaştırıyor
This order can shift for emphasis, but this is the neutral arrangement.