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Questions & Answers about Platform her hafta yeni müfredat eklentileri sunuyor.
Why is there no equivalent of “the” or “a” in this Turkish sentence?
Turkish doesn’t use articles like “the” or “a.” Definiteness is shown by context or by case endings. In Platform her hafta yeni müfredat eklentileri sunuyor, the direct object eklentileri carries the accusative ending -i, marking it as a specific set (“the new add-ons”).
What does her hafta mean and why is it used here?
her hafta literally means “each week,” but idiomatically it’s “every week.” It indicates a repeated weekly action. You could also say haftada bir (“once a week”), but her hafta emphasizes each individual week.
Why does her hafta come at the beginning of the sentence?
In Turkish, time expressions typically appear at the front to establish when something happens. Word order is quite flexible, but placing her hafta first highlights the frequency right away.
What is müfredat eklentileri, and why are there two nouns together without a connector?
This is a noun–noun compound meaning “curriculum add-ons.” The head noun eklenti (“add-on”) comes last, and müfredat (“curriculum”) modifies it. Turkish often forms compounds by simply placing the modifier noun before the head without extra linking particles.
Why is it eklentileri with an extra -i at the end?
Start with eklenti, add the plural suffix -ler → eklentiler, then add the accusative suffix -i → eklentileri. The accusative -i marks the object as definite (“the new add-ons”).
How is sunuyor formed, and what does it express?
The verb is sunmak (“to offer/present”). Drop -mak to get the stem sun-, then add the present continuous/habitual suffix -uyor (harmonizing with u) → sunuyor. In third-person singular there’s no extra ending.
Does sunuyor mean “is offering right now” or “offers regularly”?
Turkish -yor covers both the English progressive and habitual. Here, combined with her hafta, it conveys a habitual action: “offers every week.”
Why is the plural suffix -ler used on eklenti and not -lar?
Plural suffixes obey vowel harmony. Since the last vowel in eklenti is i (a front vowel), the plural suffix must be the front form -ler, giving eklentiler.
Could we use the future tense to say “will offer” instead of the present?
Yes. Replace sunuyor with sunacak (future tense):
Platform her hafta yeni müfredat eklentileri sunacak.
This means “The platform will offer new curriculum add-ons every week.”
What is the relationship between ekle and eklenti?
ekle is a verb meaning “to add.” The noun eklenti is derived from ekle + the nominalizing suffix -ntı/nti, so it literally means “that which is added,” i.e. an “add-on.”