Sensör ofiste sessizce çalışıyor.

The sensor is working quietly in the office.

Breakdown of Sensör ofiste sessizce çalışıyor.

• çalışmak: to work
• ofis: the office
• sessizce: quietly
• -te: in

Questions & Answers about Sensör ofiste sessizce çalışıyor.

What is the role (case) of ofiste and how is the locative case formed?

ofiste is in the locative case, meaning “in/at the office.” You form it by taking the noun ofis and adding the suffix -te (locative) according to consonant + front-vowel harmony:
• ofis + -te → ofiste

Why sessizce and not just sessiz?

sessiz is an adjective meaning “silent.” To turn it into an adverb (“silently”), you add the adverb-forming suffix -ce:
• sessiz + -ce → sessizce

There’s no pronoun for “it” or “he/she.” Why?

Turkish is a pro-drop language: the subject pronoun is usually omitted because it is encoded in the verb ending. Here, çalışıyor ends in -yor with no additional person suffix, which implies third-person singular (“he/it”).

How does çalışıyor break down?

It consists of:

1. Root: çalış (to work)
2. Progressive tense suffix: -ıyor (present continuous)
   Since çalış ends in a consonant and has the vowel ı, you attach -ıyor directly: çalış + ıyor → çalışıyor.

What is the typical word order, and can you rearrange these words?