Cadde üzerinde beş kafe var.

to be

Breakdown of Cadde üzerinde beş kafe var.

• kafe: the cafe
• beş: five
• üzerinde: on
• cadde: the street

Questions & Answers about Cadde üzerinde beş kafe var.

Can you break down each word in Cadde üzerinde beş kafe var?

• Cadde: avenue, street
• üzerinde: on, on top of
• beş: five
• kafe: cafe
• var: there is / there are

Why isn't there an article like a or the before kafe?

Turkish has no indefinite or definite articles. Nouns stand alone; context or numbers carry the sense of “a/an” or “the.”

Why doesn't kafe take a plural suffix after beş?

When a cardinal number (two or more) directly precedes a noun, that noun remains singular. Hence beş kafe, not beş kafeler.

What is var, and why does it come at the end of the sentence?

Var is the verb “to exist” (there is/are). Turkish follows Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) order, so the verb var appears last.

What exactly does Cadde üzerinde mean, and how is it constructed?

Üzerinde is a postposition meaning “on” or “on top of.” You attach it to the noun cadde (in its base form) to form the adverbial phrase Cadde üzerinde = “on the avenue.”

Could I say Caddede beş kafe var instead? Are they interchangeable?

Yes. Caddede (cadde + locative suffix -de) also means “on the avenue.” Both sentences convey the same idea; üzerinde can sound slightly more formal or emphasize “right on/along.”

How do I ask “Are there five cafes on the avenue?” in Turkish?

Attach the question particle mı after var:
Cadde üzerinde beş kafe var mı?

How do I say “There are no cafes on the avenue”?

Replace var with yok (the negative of “to exist”) and add hiç (“any/none”):
Cadde üzerinde hiç kafe yok.