Bu tablo barışı temsil ediyor.

this

Breakdown of Bu tablo barışı temsil ediyor.

• tablo: the painting
• barış: the peace
• temsil etmek: to represent

Questions & Answers about Bu tablo barışı temsil ediyor.

What does Bu mean and what is its role here?

Bu is a demonstrative pronoun meaning this. In Bu tablo, it specifies which table/painting/chart you are referring to.

Why are there no words corresponding to the or a before barış?

Turkish does not use articles like a/an or the. Definiteness is shown through context and case endings (for example, the accusative ending marks a definite object).

Why does barış take the ending -ı (becoming barışı)?

Because barışı is the definite direct object of the verb temsil etmek, it takes the accusative case suffix -ı. Vowel-harmony rules dictate -ı here.

What is temsil etmek and why is the verb split as temsil ediyor?

Temsil is originally a noun meaning representation. To make it a verb (“to represent”), Turkish uses the light verb etmek (“to do”).
• temsil etmek = “to represent.”
When you conjugate in present continuous, you inflect etmek and leave temsil unchanged:
• temsil (root) + et + -iyor → temsil ediyor.

Why is it ediyor instead of etiyor?

When a root ending in t (like et) takes a vowel-initial suffix, the t often voices to d for easier pronunciation. Thus:
• et + -iyor → ediyor.

Which tense/aspect does -iyor express in temsil ediyor?

The suffix -iyor forms the present continuous (progressive) tense in Turkish. It covers ongoing actions and general truths. Here it simply states the fact: “(this table) represents peace.”

Why is the verb placed at the end of the sentence?

Standard Turkish word order is Subject–Object–Verb (S-O-V). So you say Bu tablo (Subject), barışı (Object), then temsil ediyor (Verb).

How would you make this sentence negative?

Insert the negative marker -ma- before -iyor on the verb etmek:
Bu tablo barışı temsil etmiyor.
This means “This table does not represent peace.”