Breakdown of Toplantı için gereken evraklar masada.
olmak
to be
masa
the table
için
for
toplantı
the meeting
Questions & Answers about Toplantı için gereken evraklar masada.
What does için mean in this sentence and how is it used?
İçin is a postposition meaning for, indicating purpose. It follows the noun or noun phrase it relates to, so Toplantı için = for the meeting.
What does gereken mean and what form is it?
Gereken is a participle (a verbal adjective) derived from gerekmek (to need). It means that is needed/required and modifies evraklar, so Toplantı için gereken evraklar = the documents required for the meeting.
Why is evraklar plural? What role does the suffix -lar play?
The suffix -lar marks plural, so evraklar means documents. It shows there are multiple papers. Turkish adds the plural suffix on countable nouns when you explicitly want to indicate more than one.
What does masada mean and why the ending -da?
Masada is masa (table) plus the locative case suffix -da, meaning on the table. The locative answers where something is.
Why don't we see a verb like var or are in this sentence?