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Questions & Answers about Birim fiyatı uygun.
Why is there no verb “to be” in Birim fiyatı uygun?
In Turkish, the present-tense copula (is/am/are) is normally omitted in nominal sentences. You simply put subject + adjective, and the meaning “is” is understood. So Birim fiyatı uygun literally reads “Unit price suitable,” i.e. “The unit price is suitable.”
What does the suffix -ı in fiyatı indicate?
That -ı is the 3rd person singular possessive suffix. It marks “its price.” In this compound, birim (“unit”) is treated as the possessor, and fiyatı (“its price”) shows that relationship.
Why is it birim fiyatı and not birimin fiyatı to say “unit price”?
Turkish forms noun-noun compounds by putting the first noun in bare form (no suffix) and the second noun with a possessive suffix. So instead of birimin fiyatı (literally “the unit’s price”), we condense to birim fiyatı (“unit price”).
Is fiyatı in the accusative case here?
No. Although -ı also marks the accusative, in birim fiyatı it’s not a case ending but the possessive suffix. The whole phrase functions as the subject of the sentence, so it stays in the broad nominative role for predicates.
How do I make this sentence more formal or explicit?
Attach the copular suffix -dır (or its vowel-harmonic variants) to uygun:
Birim fiyatı uygundur.
This adds the flavor of “indeed” or “it is” in a slightly more formal register.
How can I turn Birim fiyatı uygun into a question?
Add the question particle -mu (with vowel harmony) right after uygun:
Birim fiyatı uygun mu?
This literally means “Unit price suitable, yes/no?”
Can I put uygun before birim fiyatı?
You can say uygun birim fiyat, but that is a different construction:
- uygun birim fiyat uses uygun as a descriptive adjective (“a reasonable unit price”)
- birim fiyatı uygun uses uygun as a predicate (“the unit price is reasonable”).
Note that in uygun birim fiyat, you drop the possessive suffix and treat uygun as a standard adjective before the noun.