Bodrum katında eski tuğlalar ve kırık kütükler var.

In the basement, there are old bricks and broken logs.

Breakdown of Bodrum katında eski tuğlalar ve kırık kütükler var.

• ve: and
• eski: old
• var: to exist
• -de: in

Questions & Answers about Bodrum katında eski tuğlalar ve kırık kütükler var.

What does Bodrum katında mean?

Bodrum here is a common noun meaning “basement,” and kat means “floor” or “level.” The suffix -ında is the locative case, so Bodrum katında literally means “in the basement floor” (i.e. “in the basement”).

Why is the suffix -ında attached to kat rather than to Bodrum?

In Turkish multi-word noun phrases, case endings go on the head noun (the main noun), which is kat in bodrum kat. You do not split the locative between both words; you simply write kat + ında.

How do we get katında (with -ında) instead of just katda?

Turkish avoids awkward consonant clusters like /t-d/. So when you add the locative -da to kat, you insert a buffer vowel -ı (and apply vowel harmony):
 • kat + ı + da → katında

How is tuğlalar pronounced, and what role does ğ play?