Şehircilik fuarında modern mimari modelleri yakından inceledik.

(We examined modern architectural models closely at the urban planning fair.)

Breakdown of Şehircilik fuarında modern mimari modelleri yakından inceledik.

• incelemek: to examine
• modern: modern
• model: the model
• şehircilik fuarı: the urban planning fair
• mimari: architectural
• yakından: closely

Questions & Answers about Şehircilik fuarında modern mimari modelleri yakından inceledik.

How is şehircilik fuarında built up morphologically?

It consists of three parts:

1. şehircilik (“urbanism/city planning”) – şehir (city) + suffix -cilik (the practice or discipline of).
2. Possessive suffix -ın (third-person singular) → “its fair.”
3. Locative case suffix -da, which under vowel harmony (last vowel a) stays -da.

So: şehircilik + -ın + -da → şehircilik fuarında = “at the urban planning fair.”

What does the suffix -cilik in şehircilik mean?

The suffix -cilik attaches to a noun to form another noun meaning the practice, profession or field related to the original.
• şehir (city) → şehircilik (the practice or field of city planning, i.e. “urbanism”)

Why doesn’t modern take any Turkish suffix for case or number?

modern is a borrowed adjective and remains indeclinable in Turkish. Adjectives don’t get case or number endings; those go on the noun they modify. Here modern simply describes mimari modelleri without changing form.

Why is modelleri used instead of just modeller?

• model = “model”
• -ler = plural → modeller “models”
• accusative suffix -i marks a definite direct object (“the models we examined”)
So modeller + -i → modelleri, “(the) models (we examined).”

What role does yakından play in the sentence?

yakından is an adverb meaning “closely.” It’s formed from yakın (near) + ablative suffix -dan (from), literally “from near.” It modifies the verb incelemek: yakından inceledik = “we examined (them) closely.”

How does vowel harmony work in the suffixes of fuarında and modelleri?

Turkish suffix vowels harmonize with the last vowel of the root:

• fuar ends with a (back, unrounded), so:
  • possessive -ın (back, unrounded) → fuarın
  • locative -da (back, unrounded) → fuarında

• model ends with e (front, unrounded), so:
  • plural -ler (front, unrounded) → modeller
  • accusative -i (front, unrounded) → modelleri

Why is inceledik at the end of the sentence?

Turkish is a head-final language: the finite verb normally comes last. The typical order is
(subject) – (objects) – (adverbs) – verb
so we get Şehircilik fuarında modern mimari modelleri yakından inceledik (“At the urban planning fair, we examined modern architectural models closely”).

Could you replace yakından inceledik with iyi inceledik to mean “we examined closely”?

No. iyi inceledik means “we examined well/properly,” focusing on skill or competence. yakından inceledik specifically means “we examined closely,” i.e. paying attention to detail or proximity. The two adverbs are not interchangeable in nuance.