Breakdown of Mektubu ev adresine gönderiyorum.
göndermek
to send
mektup
the letter
-e
to
ev adresi
the home address
Questions & Answers about Mektubu ev adresine gönderiyorum.
Why does mektubu end with -u, while the dictionary form is mektup?
In Turkish, a definite or specific direct object takes the accusative case suffix -ı/-i/-u/-ü (vowel‐harmonized).
• mektup (nominative, “letter”)
• mektubu (accusative, “the/that letter”)
Without the suffix, mektup would be indefinite (“a letter”).
What is ev adresine, and why does it end in -e?
The suffix -a/-e marks the dative case, indicating movement to or toward something.
• ev adresi = “home address”
• add dative -e (with vowel harmony) → ev adresi + -ne (buffer n because the stem ends in a vowel) → ev adresine = “to the home address.”
Why isn’t there a word for “I” in the sentence?
Turkish verbs conjugate for person, so the subject pronoun is optional and often dropped.
• gönderiyorum already indicates “I am sending…”
If you want to emphasize “I,” you can say Ben mektubu ev adresine gönderiyorum, but it’s not required.
What tense and aspect does gönderiyorum show?