Learn Hardcore Turkish: Elektronik tablodaki her satırı dikkatle kontrol ediyorum. - I am carefully checking every row in the spreadsheet.

tablodaki breaks down into three parts:
• tablo = “table” or “spreadsheet”
• -da = locative suffix, “in/at” → tabloda = “in the table”
• -ki = a relative/adjectival suffix meaning “that is …” or “which is …”
Putting them together, tablodaki literally means “that is in the table/spreadsheet.” In our sentence, it modifies her satırı, giving “every row that is in the electronic spreadsheet.”

Why is her satırı in the singular, and why does it take the -ı ending?

• her means “each/every” and always pairs with a singular noun in Turkish.
• satır means “row.”
• Because satırı is a definite direct object (“every row” is specific), it takes the accusative suffix -ı (vowel‐harmonized to match “a” → “ı”).
So her satırı = “each/ every row” as the object of the verb.

What’s the difference between satır and sıra, and why do we use satır here?

• satır is used for a “row” in a text or a spreadsheet.
• sıra can mean “queue,” “turn,” “desk in a classroom,” or “order.”
Since we’re talking about rows in an electronic spreadsheet, satır is the correct word.

Couldn’t we just say satırları instead of her satırı? What changes?