Breakdown of Pasaport kontrollerinde vize kaşesi yoksa gümrükten geçmek mümkün değil.
değil
not
mümkün
possible
geçmek
to pass
-de
in
Questions & Answers about Pasaport kontrollerinde vize kaşesi yoksa gümrükten geçmek mümkün değil.
Why is pasaport uninflected in pasaport kontrollerinde?
In Turkish noun compounds, only the final noun carries suffixes (case, possessive, plural). The first noun remains in its base form. That’s why pasaport has no suffix here.
Why does kontrollerinde have -inde and not just -de?
The breakdown of kontrollerinde is:
• kontrol (control)
• ‑ler (plural)
• ‑i (3rd-person possessive)
• ‑nde (locative)
Since pasaport kontrolü is a compound (“passport control”), the head noun takes plural and possessive before the locative.
Why are there no articles like “the” or “a” before vize kaşesi or pasaport kontrollerinde?
Turkish has no direct equivalent of English articles. Nouns stand alone, and definiteness is understood from context or marked by case endings (e.g., accusative) rather than words like “a/an” or “the.”
Why does vize kaşesi have -si on kaşe but none on vize?
In noun–noun compounds, the second noun (the head) takes the 3rd-person possessive:
• vize (“visa”) — modifier
• kaşe + -si = kaşesi (“its stamp”)
So vize kaşesi = “visa stamp.”
What does yoksa mean, and how is it formed?