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Questions & Answers about Herkesin fikri değerli.
What does Herkesin mean and why does it take the ending -in?
Herkesin comes from herkes (“everyone”) plus the genitive case suffix -in. In Turkish possession is shown by marking the possessor in genitive, so Herkesin literally means “everyone’s.”
Why is fikri not just fikir?
To indicate that the opinion belongs to someone, the noun takes a possessive suffix. Here fikir (“opinion”) gets the third-person singular possessive suffix -i (with vowel harmony), yielding fikri = “his/her/its opinion,” or in context “everyone’s opinion.”
What role does değerli play in the sentence?
Değerli is an adjective meaning “valuable” or “important.” It serves as a predicate adjective describing fikri. Turkish often omits the copula “is,” so the full sense is “Everyone’s opinion (is) valuable.”
Where is the verb “to be” in Herkesin fikri değerli?
In Turkish, the verb “to be” is usually dropped in simple present descriptive sentences. The listener supplies the meaning “is” from context, so you don’t hear an explicit verb.
Why isn’t “opinion” plural, like “opinions”?
When each person has one (implicit) opinion, Turkish keeps the possessed noun singular plus the possessive suffix. If you want to stress multiple opinions per person, you’d pluralize:
• Herkesin fikirleri değerli = “Everyone’s opinions are valuable.”
How would you say “Their opinions are valuable” about a known group?
Use onlar (“they”) in genitive, plus plural fikirler + possessive -i, then değerli:
Onların fikirleri değerli = “Their opinions are valuable.”