Markette ürün eksikliği var.

to be

Breakdown of Markette ürün eksikliği var.

• market: the market
• -de: in
• ürün: the product

Questions & Answers about Markette ürün eksikliği var.

What does Markette mean, and why does it end with -te?

Markette is the locative form of market (“grocery store”). The locative case (meaning “in/at”) uses the suffix -de/-da, but because market ends in the voiceless consonant t, the suffix appears as -te. Furthermore, the original t in market and the d of the suffix assimilate to tt, giving markette: “in the store.”

Why is there no equivalent of the English article “a” or “the” before ürün?

Turkish does not have separate indefinite or definite articles like “a” or “the.” A bare noun like ürün can mean “a product,” “the product,” or “product” in general, depending on context. If you want to emphasize “a specific product,” you would use the accusative suffix -ü (e.g. bir ürünü “a certain product”).

What is the difference between the adjective eksik and the noun eksiklik?

• Eksik is an adjective meaning “missing” or “deficient.”
• Eksiklik is the noun “deficiency,” “lack,” or “shortage.”
  In ürün eksikliği var, we need the noun “shortage,” so we use eksiklik.

Why does eksiklik take the suffix -i (→ eksikliği) before var?