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Questions & Answers about Şişe suyla dolu.
Why is there no verb for “is” in Şişe suyla dolu?
Turkish typically drops the present‐tense copula. Here dolu is an adjective meaning “full” and serves as the predicate. The sentence literally reads “Bottle with‐water full,” i.e. “The bottle is full of water.”
What does the suffix -yla in suyla do?
-yla is the instrumental marker (from -le/-la) meaning “with.” It attaches to su (‘water’) as su-yla (‘with water’) thanks to vowel harmony.
Why is şişe in the nominative case?
As the subject of the sentence, şişe (‘bottle’) takes no additional ending. It simply names what is full.
How would you ask “Is the bottle full of water?” in Turkish?
You add the question particle -mu after dolu (harmonizing to mu):
Şişe suyla dolu mu?
How do you say “a bottle of water” as a noun phrase?
Use bir for “a/one”:
bir şişe su
(“one bottle water” = “a bottle of water”)
What’s the difference between su ile and suyla?
Both mean “with water.”
- su ile uses the separate postposition ile (“with”)
- suyla is the suffix form -yla attached directly to su
They’re interchangeable, though suyla is more concise and colloquial.
How would you express “The bottle was full of water”?
Use the past‐tense form of dolu:
Şişe suyla doluydu.
Here -ydu marks past tense (“was full”).
How do you make the sentence plural?
Pluralize the subject:
Şişeler suyla dolu.
(“Bottles are full of water.”)
If you wanted “water‐filled bottle” as an attributive phrase, how would you say it?
Place su dolu before şişe:
su dolu şişe
(“water‐filled bottle”)