Ben internette yemek tarifleri buluyorum.

I am finding recipes on the internet.

Breakdown of Ben internette yemek tarifleri buluyorum.

• ben: I
• tarif: the recipe
• bulmak: to find
• yemek: food
• internette: on the internet

Questions & Answers about Ben internette yemek tarifleri buluyorum.

What grammatical case is internette, and what does it indicate?

internette is the locative case of internet, indicating location. It literally means “on the internet” or “in the internet.”

Why is the locative suffix on internet written -te, and why are there two t’s in internette?

Two processes are at work:

1. Vowel harmony: The basic locative suffix is -de, but after a front vowel like e it becomes -te.
2. Consonant assimilation: Roots ending in a voiceless consonant (here the final t in internet) cause the d of -de to harden into t.
   Combine them and you get internette.

Why isn’t there an apostrophe before -te in internette?

In modern Turkish, internet is treated as a common noun, not a proper noun, so suffixes attach directly without an apostrophe. Apostrophes are generally reserved for possessive or case endings on proper names.

What is the role of yemek tarifleri in this sentence, and why doesn’t it take an accusative suffix?

yemek tarifleri (“recipes”) is the direct object. Because it’s indefinite (“some recipes” rather than specific ones), it remains unmarked. A definite object would take the accusative -i, as in yemek tariflerini buluyorum (“I’m finding the recipes”).

How would I say “a recipe” or “some recipes” more explicitly in Turkish?

• For “a recipe,” include bir:
  bir yemek tarifi buluyorum
• For “some recipes,” you can use bazı:
  bazı yemek tarifleri buluyorum

What tense and aspect does buluyorum express?

buluyorum is the present continuous (progressive) tense: “I am finding.” It’s formed with the suffix -uyor plus the 1st person singular ending -um.

Can you break down buluyorum into its morphemes?

Sure:

• bul- (root, “find”)
• -uyor (present continuous suffix; vowel copies the root’s u)
• -um (1 sg. personal ending)

What’s the difference between buluyorum and bulurum?

• buluyorum = “I am in the process of finding” (right now).
• bulurum = aorist (“I find” habitually) or sometimes future (“I will find”).

Why is ben included when the verb ending already shows “I”? Can I drop it?

You can definitely drop ben, because -um on buluyorum already marks 1 sg. Including ben adds emphasis or clarity. Both of these are correct:

• (Ben) internette yemek tarifleri buluyorum.
• Internette yemek tarifleri buluyorum.

How fixed is the word order in this sentence?

Turkish defaults to S-Adverbial-O-V:

• Subject (Ben)
• Adverbial/place (internette)
• Object (yemek tarifleri)
• Verb (buluyorum)
  You can shuffle adverbials for emphasis, but the verb almost always stays at the end.

If I want to say “I’m searching for recipes” instead of “I’m finding recipes,” which verb should I use?

Use aramak (“to search for”). For example:
Internette yemek tarifleri arıyorum.
Here arıyorum is “I am searching,” whereas buluyorum is “I am finding.”