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Questions & Answers about Kiralama fiyatı yüksek.
What does kiralama mean, and how does it differ from kiralamak?
Kiralamak is the infinitive verb ‘to rent.’ When you attach the nominalizer -ma/-me to a verb root, you turn it into a noun (a verbal noun). Here, kirala- + -ma = kiralama, meaning ‘the act of renting’ or simply ‘rental.’ In kiralama fiyatı, kiralama functions like the English adjective ‘rental.’
Why does fiyatı end with -ı? Is that the accusative case?
No. In fiyatı, the suffix -ı is the third-person singular possessive marker, not the accusative. It shows that the price belongs to the rental. So kiralama fiyatı literally means ‘the price of the rental,’ with fiyat (‘price’) taking -ı to become ‘its price.’
Why isn’t there a separate word for ‘of’ between ‘rental’ and ‘price’?
Turkish expresses possession through suffixes rather than a separate preposition like ‘of.’ The possessor can either stand bare or take a genitive suffix, and the possessed noun takes a possessive suffix. In kiralama fiyatı, the first noun (kiralama) appears bare, and the second noun (fiyat) takes the possessive -ı.
Could you also say kiralamanın fiyatı yüksek? Are they the same?
Yes. Kiralamanın is the genitive form of kiralama (‘of the rental’). Kiralamanın fiyatı = ‘the price of the rental.’ Both sentences mean the same. Kiralama fiyatı is simply a shorter compound form frequently used in everyday speech.
Why is there no verb like ‘is’ in Kiralama fiyatı yüksek?
In Turkish, the present-tense copula (‘is/am/are’) is normally omitted. You place the predicate (here yüksek) after the subject or noun phrase. If you want formality or emphasis, you can add -dir: Kiralama fiyatı yüksektir.
Why does yüksek follow the noun instead of coming before it, as in English ‘high price’?
When an adjective functions as a predicate (i.e., after the copula), it follows the noun in Turkish. Attributive adjectives that directly modify a noun go before it (e.g., yüksek fiyat = ‘a high price’), but predicates come after.
Can I use ücret instead of fiyat to say ‘rental price’? What’s the difference?
Both fiyat and ücret mean ‘price/fee.’ Fiyat is more general (for goods or services), while ücret often refers specifically to service fees, wages, or tuition. You can say kiralama ücreti yüksek to mean ‘the rental fee is high.’
How would I say ‘the rental prices are high’ (plural)?
Add the plural suffix -ler to fiyat and keep the possessive suffix: kiralama fiyatları yüksek. Here fiyatları carries -lar (plural) + -ı (possessive), which harmonizes to -ları.
How can I make the sentence stronger, like ‘the rental price is too high’?
Use an intensifier such as çok (‘very’) or aşırı (‘excessively’):
- Kiralama fiyatı çok yüksek. (‘The rental price is very high.’)
- Kiralama fiyatı aşırı yüksek. (‘The rental price is excessively high.’)
You can also use fazla: Kiralama fiyatı fazla (‘The rental price is too much’) in more colloquial speech.