Rezidanstaki apartman daireleri modern döşenmiş; alt katta spor salonu ve yüzme havuzu bulunuyor.

The apartments in the residence are modernly furnished; there is a gym and a swimming pool on the ground floor.

Breakdown of Rezidanstaki apartman daireleri modern döşenmiş; alt katta spor salonu ve yüzme havuzu bulunuyor.

• ve: and
• kat: the floor
• modern: modern
• -ta: in

Questions & Answers about Rezidanstaki apartman daireleri modern döşenmiş; alt katta spor salonu ve yüzme havuzu bulunuyor.

What does Rezidanstaki mean and how is the -daki suffix working here?

Rezidanstaki comes from rezidans (residence) + locative suffix -ta + linking -ki. Together they form rezidanstaki, literally “the one that is in the residence.” In context, Rezidanstaki apartman daireleri means “the apartment units in the residence.”

Why is apartman daireleri formed without any extra linking suffix between apartman and daireleri?

In Turkish, when one noun describes another, the first noun stays bare (no possessive or case ending) and simply acts like an adjective. Then:

• apartman = “apartment” (modifies the next noun)
• daireleri = daire (flat) + plural -ler
  • 3rd-person possessive -i (“its flats”)

So apartman daireleri literally is “the flats of the apartment [building],” i.e. “the apartment units.”

How is modern döşenmiş formed, and why does it use a participle?