Breakdown of Şömine evde sıcaklık sağlar.
ev
the house
sağlamak
to provide
-de
in
sıcaklık
the warmth
şömine
the fireplace
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Questions & Answers about Şömine evde sıcaklık sağlar.
What does şömine mean?
Şömine means fireplace in English.
Why is there no article like a or the before şömine or sıcaklık?
Turkish does not use indefinite articles the way English does. Nouns are indefinite by default, so you don’t need a or the. To make a noun definite (the heat), you add the accusative suffix, not an English-style article.
Why is there no pronoun like o (it) before sağlar?
In Turkish the verb ending itself shows person and number. The -r in sağlar already means he/she/it provides, so adding o would be redundant. Subject pronouns are optional.
What is the role of -de in evde, and what does evde mean?
-de is the locative case suffix, indicating location. Evde therefore means in the house or at home.
Why does sıcaklık have no accusative suffix like sıcaklığı?
Only definite direct objects take the accusative suffix -ı/-i/-u/-ü. Here sıcaklık is general (warmth in general), so it remains without that ending. To refer to a specific warmth you’d say sıcaklığı sağlar.
What tense and person is sağlar, and how should I translate it?
Sağlar is the third person singular aorist (general present) form of sağlamak. It expresses a general truth or habitual action, so the best English equivalent is provides.
Why is the verb sağlar at the end of the sentence?
Turkish normally follows Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) order. Adverbials and objects come before the verb. Here the structure is Şömine (S) evde (adv) sıcaklık (O) sağlar (V).
Can I use ısı instead of sıcaklık, and what’s the difference?
Both words relate to heat, but sıcaklık refers to warmth or temperature, while ısı is the scientific term for heat energy. In everyday speech about feeling warm, sıcaklık sağlar sounds more natural.