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Questions & Answers about Yetkili burada bekliyor.
What does yetkili mean in this sentence?
Yetkili literally means “authorized (person)” or “official.” Here it’s a noun derived from the adjective yetkili, so Yetkili burada bekliyor. means “The person in charge is waiting here.”
Why is there no article like “the” before yetkili in Turkish?
Turkish does not use definite or indefinite articles (no “a,” “an,” or “the”). Context or word order usually tells you whether something is specific. In this case, yetkili is understood as “the person in charge” because it’s the only relevant “authorized person” in context.
What role does burada play in the sentence, and what is its case?
Burada means “here.” It’s the locative form of bura (this place), formed by adding the locative suffix -da. It answers the question “Where?” and indicates the location of the waiting.
Why does bekliyor end in -yor, and what tense is it?
The -yor suffix marks the Turkish present continuous tense (progressive). Bekliyor literally means “is waiting.” The verb root is bekle- (to wait), plus -yor (continuous) and the third-person singular ending -∅ (no extra letter).
Why is the verb placed at the end of the sentence?
Turkish is an SOV (Subject-Object-Verb) language by default. Even when there’s no explicit object, the typical order is Subject (yetkili) + Adverbial/Other elements (burada) + Verb (bekliyor).
Can you omit burada, and what would change?
Yes, you can say Yetkili bekliyor. (“The person in charge is waiting.”) Omitting burada removes the information about location, so it just states that the waiting is happening, without specifying where.
How would you ask “Is the person in charge waiting here?” in Turkish?
You would invert the verb into a question and add the question particle mi:
Yetkili burada bekliyor mu?
Notice mu agrees in vowel harmony (here u matches the last vowel o in “bekliyor”).