Questions & Answers about Okul müfredatı önemli.
Why is there no word for “is” in Okul müfredatı önemli?
Turkish normally omits the present-tense copula (the verb “to be”). Instead of saying “is”, the adjective “önemli” simply follows the subject to mean “is important.”
What does the suffix -ı in müfredatı do?
It’s the third-person singular possessive suffix, marking müfredat as belonging to okul. In other words, okul müfredatı literally means “the curriculum of the school.”
Why doesn’t okul take the genitive suffix -un (as in okulun)?
In many noun-noun compounds or set phrases, Turkish allows a bare possessor plus a possessed noun that carries the possessive.
- okul müfredatı = school curriculum
- You can also say okulun müfredatı (“the school’s curriculum”) if you want the explicit genitive marker on okul.
How do I turn this into a question: “Is the school curriculum important?”
Add the yes-no question particle mi (with vowel harmony) right after the adjective:
Okul müfredatı önemli mi?