Döviz kuru bugün hızlıca yükseldi.

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Breakdown of Döviz kuru bugün hızlıca yükseldi.

• yükselmek: to rise
• hızlıca: rapidly
• döviz kuru: the exchange rate

Questions & Answers about Döviz kuru bugün hızlıca yükseldi.

What is Döviz kuru, and how is this compound formed?

Döviz kuru means “exchange rate.” It’s a noun-noun compound in Turkish where:

• döviz = “foreign currency” (first noun, uninflected)
• kuru = “rate” with a 3rd-person possessive suffix (see next question)

Together they form a fixed expression equivalent to English “the rate of foreign currency.”

Why is kuru spelled with a -u at the end?

The -u is the 3rd-person singular possessive suffix (Turkish –i/–ı/–u/–ü with vowel harmony). In this kind of compound, the first noun stays bare (döviz) and the second noun takes the possessive ending:

• kur
  • -u → kuru
    This literally marks “the rate of (that) foreign currency.”

Why isn’t there an article like “the” in Turkish?

Turkish has no separate definite or indefinite articles. Instead:

• Definite meaning (“the”) is often inferred from context or a possessive ending.
• Indefinite meaning (“a/an”) can be marked by the suffix -(y)A before a noun (e.g., kitap = “book,” kitap*-*a = “to a book”).

In döviz kuru, the possessive suffix on kuru helps convey “the exchange rate.”

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