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Questions & Answers about Lastik eski.
What does lastik mean in Lastik eski?
Lastik primarily means tire (as on a car or bicycle). It can also mean rubber in some contexts, but here it refers to a tire.
Why is there no verb like is in Lastik eski?
In Turkish, the present‐tense copula to be is normally dropped. You simply place the subject (Lastik) and then the predicate adjective (eski). If you wanted a formal or written style, you could add the suffix -dir: Lastik eski-dir.
Why doesn’t lastik have any ending (like -i or -e)?
As the subject of a simple, intransitive sentence in the present tense, lastik remains in the nominative case, which has no visible ending for singular nouns.
In noun phrases we say eski lastik for “old tire.” Why is it Lastik eski here?
When eski is an attributive adjective (modifying a noun), it precedes the noun: eski lastik. When it’s a predicate adjective (the part of the sentence that says what the subject is like), it follows the subject: Lastik eski (The tire is old).
Why doesn’t eski change form? Shouldn’t it agree with lastik?
Turkish adjectives are invariant. They do not change for number, case or gender. Whether it’s one tire or many, eski stays the same.
Where is the or a in “Lastik eski”? Turkish seems to have no articles.
Correct: Turkish does not have definite or indefinite articles like the or a. So Lastik eski can mean either “The tire is old” or “A tire is old,” and context tells you which.
Can I add a pronoun like o (that/he/she) before lastik?
Yes. To emphasize “that tire,” you could say O lastik eski. But in most cases, it’s clear without the pronoun, so speakers usually omit o.
If I wanted to ask “Is the tire old?” how would I change Lastik eski?
You can turn it into a question by adding the question particle mi after eski and adjusting the word order slightly or by intonation alone:
- Lastik eski mi?
- Or with intonation: Lastik eski?