Kargo firması paketi adrese hızlıca ulaştırdı.

quickly

Breakdown of Kargo firması paketi adrese hızlıca ulaştırdı.

• -e: to
• paket: the package
• adres: the address

Questions & Answers about Kargo firması paketi adrese hızlıca ulaştırdı.

Why does firma take the suffix -sı in kargo firması? It looks like a possessive — whose firm is it?

In Turkish, many “X company” compounds use a 3rd-person singular possessive on the head noun. You don’t actually say “cargo’s firm” in a literal way; instead, you form the compound by leaving kargo unmarked and adding -sı/-si/-su/-sü (depending on vowel harmony) to firma. So kargo firması = “shipping company.”

Why is paketi marked with -i instead of appearing simply as paket?

The suffix -i is the definite-object (accusative) marker. When the speaker has a specific, known package in mind (“the package”), Turkish requires paket → paketi. If it were indefinite (“a package”), you could say paket with no suffix or bir paket.

Why does adres become adrese here?

The suffix -e marks the dative case (“to” or “toward”). adrese means “to the address.” No extra preposition is needed, because Turkish case endings cover those relationships.

How is the adverb hızlıca formed? Why not just use hızlı?

Turkish often turns adjectives into adverbs by adding -ca/-ce (again following vowel harmony). So hızlı “fast” → hızlıca “quickly.” You could also say hızlı bir şekilde (“in a fast manner”), but hızlıca is more concise.