Breakdown of Ben teklif belgesini yöneticiye e-posta ile gönderiyorum.
ben
I
ile
with
göndermek
to send
yönetici
the manager
-ye
to
e-posta
the email
teklif belgesi
the proposal document
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Questions & Answers about Ben teklif belgesini yöneticiye e-posta ile gönderiyorum.
Why is Ben included in the sentence? Do we have to use a subject pronoun in Turkish?
In Turkish the verb ending -yor(um) already shows “I.” Subject pronouns like Ben are optional and usually dropped. You add Ben only for emphasis, contrast or clarity (“I, not someone else, am sending”).
Why is it teklif belgesi instead of teklifin belgesi?
teklif belgesi is a straightforward noun-noun compound (“proposal document”). You could say teklifin belgesi (“the document of the proposal”) with the genitive -in, but compounds without extra case markers are more common for naming things.
What does the -i in belgesini indicate?
That’s the accusative case marker for definite direct objects. It turns teklif belgesi (“proposal document”) into teklif belgesini, meaning “the proposal document (that I’m sending).”
Why is yöneticiye marked with -ye?
-e/-ye is the dative case suffix, showing the indirect object (“to the manager”). yönetici (“manager”) + -ye = yöneticiye (“to the manager”).
What does e-posta ile mean, and can it be phrased differently?
ile means “with” or “by.” e-posta ile means “by email.” You can also attach it as a suffix: e-postayla (email+with).
What tense and aspect is gönderiyorum?
It’s the present continuous/progressive tense: root gönder- (“send”) + -iyor (continuous) + -um (1st person singular) → “I am sending.”
Why not use gönderirim (“I send”) instead?
gönderirim is simple present, used for habitual or general actions (“I send things regularly”). gönderiyorum stresses that the action is happening right now or around now.
What is the typical word order in Turkish sentences?
Turkish is generally Subject-Object-Verb (SOV). Adverbials or instrument phrases like e-posta ile also come before the verb. In your example the order is Subject (Ben) – Direct Object (teklif belgesini) – Indirect Object (yöneticiye) – Instrument (e-posta ile) – Verb (gönderiyorum).