Ben salataya nar ekşisi ekliyorum.

I am adding pomegranate molasses to the salad.

Breakdown of Ben salataya nar ekşisi ekliyorum.

• ben: I
• eklemek: to add
• -ya: to
• salata: the salad

Questions & Answers about Ben salataya nar ekşisi ekliyorum.

What does the suffix -ya on salataya do?

It’s the dative case marker. salata (salad) + -ya = to the salad, showing the target of the action.

Why is Ben included at the beginning? Isn’t the verb already conjugated?

Turkish verbs show person in their endings, so the pronoun is optional. Ben here adds emphasis or clarity. You could simply say Salataya nar ekşisi ekliyorum for I am adding pomegranate molasses to the salad.

What’s happening with nar ekşisi? Why does it end in -si?

That’s the 3rd-person singular possessive suffix on ekşi. Literally it means pomegranate’s sourness, i.e. pomegranate molasses.

How is ekliyorum formed?

Root ekle- (to add) + continuous tense -iyor + 1st person singular -um = ekliyorum (I’m adding).

Could I use katmak instead of eklemek here?